The City of Monroe Fire Marshal is enacting an open burn ban prohibiting outdoor fires within the City limits until further notice due to increased fire risk from dry weather conditions.
Prohibited:
- Open burning includes burning leaves, branches or other plant material, and campfires.
- In all cases, burning trash, lumber, tires, newspapers, plastics or other nonvegetative material is illegal.
Allowed:
- Gas or charcoal grills
No burn permits will be issued during the ban. All burn permits previously issued are suspended until further notice.
This action follows the North Carolina Forest Service ban on all open burning statewide effective 8 a.m. Friday, March 21 until further notice.
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