At the request of Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., today, the County Council lifted the Burn Ban that has been in effect since June 9, 2011.
Pollitt asked for the ban to be lifted following a recommendation by his Burn Ban Committee which includes representatives of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Wicomico Departments of Health, Emergency Services, Planning and Zoning, volunteer fire services and a local meteorologist.
Pollitt said that recent rains have lessened the threat of uncontrolled fires, although portions of the western areas of the county have not seen significant rainfall. “Even though the Burn Ban has been lifted, I intend to order continuous and thorough monitoring of conditions on the county’s west side,” said Pollitt.
Pollitt emphasized that, “Citizens should carefully monitor all fires and never leave a fire unsupervised. Also, all fires should be completely extinguished after use.”
The Wicomico County Health Department (410-749-1244) will once again be accepting applications for burning permits.
Thank you, I need to burn my storm damage branches
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