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Reno County delays revised open-burning rules after hours of debate and public input
Summary
The Reno County Commission postponed action for two weeks on an amended open-burning resolution after extensive testimony from fire chiefs, prescribed-burn association representatives and staff about wind-measurement standards, liability and dispatch authority.
The Reno County Board of County Commissioners on April 11 voted to table for two weeks a proposed amendment to the county’s open-burning resolution after an extensive public hearing and discussion.
The draft would restore a prior requirement that authority to conduct an open burn be obtained from the Hutchinson and Reno County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) prior to ignition and would give the ECC an explicit checklist of conditions that prohibit burns. Staff said the changes are intended to align county requirements with state fire marshal regulations while clarifying when the ECC must deny permission.
County staff described the proposed prohibitions: burn bans tied to the state’s grassland fire danger index, wind gust thresholds measured at Hutchinson Municipal Airport, times relative to sunrise and sunset, and when…
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