4/19/17
by News Department on 04/19/17Fire Chiefs Association approve Burn Ban...
The Schuylkill County Fire Chiefs Association voted unanimously to support a 30-day burn ban for Schuylkill County at a quarterly fire chiefs meeting Tuesday.
According to the Republican Herald, a ban has been issued every year since 2010. J
ohn Matz, Schuylkill County emergency management director, said the burn ban can be put on the agenda for the April 26 Schuylkill County commissioners meeting and if approved, would be effective noon April 28 until noon May 28.
The commissioners can also vote to extend the burn ban. If a burn ban were enacted by the commissioners, residential burning would be prohibited, in addition to commercial burning.
The ban has to first be approved by the Schuylkill County commissioners to go into effect.
