Burning ban in effect through Oct. 13
Effective immediately, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office has issued a burning ban for all of Brown County. No open burning of CRP land and/or ditches/brush piles are allowed. Camp fires are allowed, but not encouraged. The ban comes in light of forecasted critical fire weather conditions and current wild land fuel conditions. The ban is in effect until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 13.