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Jennings County adopts five-year hazard mitigation update and enacts temporary burn ban
Summary
The county signed an updated hazard mitigation plan for submission to state and federal reviewers, and commissioners voted to enact a temporary burn ban effective immediately with a seven-day review.
Jennings County commissioners signed the county's five-year hazard mitigation plan and put a temporary burn ban into effect amid dry conditions.
County emergency management staff told the board the mitigation-plan update is the product of a year-long process that included public meetings and review. The plan will first go to the state Homeland Security office for a 30-day review and then to FEMA for a 45-day review and approval. The presenter said the plan is roughly 150 pages and is ready for the board's adoption signature so staff can submit it for state and federal review.
A commissioner moved to sign the mitigation plan for submission; another commissioner seconded the motion and the board approved it unanimously. The presenter said he would add a resolution number to the document after the meeting.
While the emergency-management representative was at the lectern, commissioners discussed local fire risk and whether to impose a burn ban. Staff noted that 20 counties in the state had active burn bans and that the current weather remained dry despite recent reports of light rain. A commissioner moved to enact the burn ban immediately and to review the ban after seven days; that motion carried.
The burn ban will remain under review and staff said they would reassess after the seven-day period and update the board accordingly. The hazard mitigation plan will continue through the state and federal review process; staff requested one signed copy to submit to the Department of Local Government Finance as part of reporting requirements.
