By Fox23.com News Staff
ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — The Rogers County Board of County Commissioners approved an emergency burn ban during a special meeting on Wednesday.
The burn ban was approved after commissioners determined that extreme fire danger conditions exist throughout the county.
Rogers County said the resolution was adopted based on severe drought conditions identified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), minimal rainfall forecast over the next three days and a significantly higher-than-normal number of fire incidents occurring across Rogers County and the region.
A majority of local municipal and rural fire department chiefs agreed with the decision, Rogers County said.
Under the burn ban, it is unlawful to set fire to grass, brush, forests, crops and other wildlands, as well as conduct outdoor burning activities such as campfires, bonfires or burning trash and debris that could potentially start a wildfire.
