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Commissioners discuss making controlled-burn permit form easier; dispatch to be notified of burns
Summary
Brown County commissioners and staff discussed ponding the process for controlled burns, confirming forms require basic contact and location details and that dispatch and volunteer fire departments should be notified; officials said the form can be submitted outside business hours.
Commissioners discussed the controlled-burn process after receiving calls from residents seeking to conduct prescribed burns and expressed interest in simplifying the permit form.
A commissioner said callers reported the form involved "a big bunch of hoops to jump through" and asked whether the form could be easier to fill out. County staff described the required information as "name, address and the location of the burn, what means you have to control the burn and run it." A county official confirmed the completed form is sent to dispatch so firefighters are aware of planned burns in the area.
Officials noted that the permit does not have to be filed during business hours; one participant observed that the ability to submit information outside business hours was helpful because callers often need flexibility. The commissioners confirmed the process applies to volunteer fire departments and emphasized that dispatch notification aims to reduce mistaken emergency responses.
No change to the county—s burn-ban ordinance was proposed in the transcript excerpt and no formal motion to revise the form was recorded during the portion provided.
