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Board rejects automatic burn ban tied to red‑flag warnings; Emergency Manager to revise resolution
Summary
Emergency Manager Kristen Longville proposed an automatic burn ban during red‑flag warnings; the board declined the automatic provision but agreed to allow the Emergency Manager and chairman to lift burn bans after consulting local fire departments and asked Longville to revise the resolution for the April 9 meeting.
Emergency Manager Kristen Longville proposed adding language to the county burn‑ban resolution that would automatically impose a ban when the county is under a red‑flag warning and would allow the Emergency Manager and the chairman to remove a ban after consulting with local fire departments.
The board reached consensus to reject an automatic burn ban provision but agreed to add language permitting the Emergency Manager and the chairman to remove a burn ban after consultation with local fire departments. Longville said she would revise the resolution and return it to the board at the April 9, 2026 meeting. Longville also told the board the State wants township and city officials to attend Crisis Track training and that Kingsbury County would host training on April 1 (date provided in the meeting materials); the minutes record Longville's advisory and the planned resolution revision.
