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Emergency manager proposes burn ban changes; board agrees to limited revision and schedules Crisis Track training
Summary
Emergency Manager Kristen Longville proposed revising the burn ban policy to allow automatic bans during red-flag warnings and to give authority to remove bans after consulting fire departments. The board rejected an automatic ban but agreed to allow the Emergency Manager and Chairman to lift bans after consultation. Kingsbury County will host Crisis Track training for local officials.
Emergency Manager Kristen Longville asked the Kingsbury County Board to revise the county burn ban resolution and to expand training for township and city officials. Longville proposed language to trigger an automatic burn ban when the County is under a red-flag warning and to allow the Emergency Manager and the Chairman to remove a burn ban after consulting local fire departments. The board declined to add an automatic ban but agreed to add language permitting the Emergency Manager and the Chairman to remove a ban following consultation with local fire chiefs.
Longville also said the State wants township and city officials to attend Crisis Track training and that Kingsbury County would host the training on April 1, 2026; she additionally reminded commissioners that Incident Command System training is available online or in person. Longville requested an executive session for personnel, which the Board later held.
The board asked Longville to bring a revised resolution back for consideration at a future meeting (targeted for April 9, 2026).
