10/17/2024
⚠️🚫🔥With below-average precipitation since late summer, including record low rainfall in New Castle and Sussex Counties, Delaware has become abnormally dry as the state heads into the fall season. To reduce the risk of unplanned fires during these dry conditions, the Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office has issued a ban on all open burning until further notice. Fortunately, water demand decreases in the fall and the state’s reservoirs and aquifers are currently in good shape. This time of the year typically allows these systems to recover from the summer demands on them.
Open Burning Ban:
While open burning is typically allowed from September 30 to April 30, the Fire Marshal has the authority to ban these activities in individual counties or statewide during dry periods. This measure is in place to reduce the risk of fires.
The ban includes:
• Controlled burning of yard/garden material
• Bonfires
• Demolition burning
• Prescribed burns for land management
• Agricultural burning for field maintenance
Currently, campfires are permitted only in areas cleared of all combustibles, surrounded by a non-combustible ring no larger than 3’ x 3’ and used for cooking only. Grills/hibachis are also allowed in areas cleared of surrounding combustibles and used for cooking only.
For more details, visit statefiremarshal.delaware.gov.
https://news.delaware.gov/2024/10/15/delaware-faces-dry-conditions-open-burning-ban-issued-water-conservation-urged/
