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Madison County adopts open burn ban as drought persists
Summary
Madison County Commissioners on June 30 adopted Resolution 31-2026 imposing an open burn ban after county DES warned of drought conditions persisting for six years; the measure passed unanimously.
Madison County Commissioners on June 30 adopted Resolution 31-2026, imposing an open burn ban across the county after receiving a briefing on persistent dry conditions.
Joe Brummell, director of Madison County Disaster and Emergency Services, told the commissioners the county has endured six consecutive years of drought and that an emergency declaration has triggered automatic federal disaster relief. Following Brummell’s briefing, Commissioner William A. Todd moved to adopt Resolution 31-2026; the motion was seconded and approved by Commissioners Duke W. Gilman and Ron E. Nye.
The resolution places restrictions on open burning to reduce wildfire risk during the dry period. The commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the ban. No additional implementation timeline or exemption details were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The next procedural step noted in the record is continued local enforcement of the county’s emergency measures and coordination with state and federal partners under the existing emergency declaration.
