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Smith County Board rescinds local burn ban after recent precipitation
Summary
Citing improved weather and public-safety-advisory input, supervisors voted unanimously to rescind the county’s burn ban declared April 16, 2026, and authorized staff to notify the governor’s office that the local emergency has ended.
The Board of Supervisors rescinded the burn ban and local emergency the county declared April 16, 2026, citing improved precipitation and favorable short-term forecasts and a recommendation from the county’s public safety advisory committee.
A staff member read a resolution documenting the original emergency declaration and the recommendation to return to the Virginia Department of Forestry’s controlled-burn rules. A supervisor moved to revoke the county burn ban effective immediately; the motion carried unanimously. The board authorized county administration to file the required notice with the governor’s office.
The resolution states the rescission follows consultation with local fire chiefs, the emergency management coordinator and law-enforcement leadership; the rescission takes effect upon adoption.
The board’s action ends the local restrictions put in place on April 16, 2026, and returns burn regulation to the relevant state and agency rules described in the resolution.
