By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
All of Guthrie County is now under a burn ban as ordered by the State Fire Marshal. Jeremy Cooper, director of the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency, requested the burn ban based on continuing dry conditions.
The proclamation stated, in part, “The Fire Marshal finds that conditions in Guthrie County are such that open burning constitutes a danger to life or property. It is therefore ordered that no person shall engage in open burning in Guthrie County… except as specifically permitted by Iowa Code 100.40 (3) until such time as Jeremy Cooper… notifies the State Fire Marshal that such conditions dangerous to life or property no longer exists.”
The Guthrie County 14-day weather forecast is for mostly sunny and sometimes breezy weather with little to no chances of rain, so the heightened danger is likely to persist for much of October.