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Union County adopts stricter open-burning ordinance tied to National Weather Service advisories
Summary
Union County commissioners approved an amendment to Ordinance UCC 2003-02 on April 15, 2025, to allow the county emergency manager to prohibit open burning when certain National Weather Service advisories or warnings are forecast or in effect; the ordinance includes definitions, notification procedures and penalties.
Union County commissioners approved an amendment to Ordinance UCC 2003-02 Section 3 on April 15, 2025, authorizing the county emergency manager, after consulting local fire and law enforcement officials, to declare a fire danger emergency and prohibit open burning when the National Weather Service issues a wind advisory, high wind watch, high wind warning, fire weather watch, or red flag warning.
The ordinance text, included in the minutes, defines "open burning" broadly to mean any outdoor fire not contained within a fully enclosed fire box or…
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