Union County enacts countywide burn ban as fire danger rises
After a Fire Defense Board briefing that ERCs are above average and expected to climb, commissioners voted to impose a countywide burn ban under Ordinance 2024-02 prohibiting open burning outside city limits; pellet and charcoal grills are allowed. The motion was moved by Commissioner Jake Seavert and seconded by Commissioner Paul Anderes.
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Union County commissioners voted July 15 to institute a countywide burn ban after Emergency Manager Nick Vora told the board that energy release components — a cumulative measure of moisture and fuels — are above average and projected to climb. The Fire Defense Board unanimously recommended the ban under Ordinance 2024-02, which would prohibit open burning outside city limits except for pellet and charcoal barbeques.
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