KNOXVILLE — Marion County has issued a county-wide burn ban, effective at noon on Feb. 26, 2024, 

The office of the State Fire Marshall received a request pursuant to Iowa Code 100.40(1) (1995) from Marion County Emergency Management, representing each fire department having all of part of their fire district within Marion County, that the State Fire Marshal prohibit open burning in Marion County. Upon investigation, the fire marshal finds taht conditions in Marion 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 Marion County, except as specifically permitted by Iowa Code 100.40(3) until such time as Marion County Emergency Management, representing each fire department having all of part of their fire district within Marion County, notifies the State Fire Marshal that such conditions dangerous to life or property no longer exists.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Iowa Code 100.40920 any violation of this proclamation order is a simple misdemeanor.

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