April 6, 2020
The McDowell County Fire Marshal’s Office has issued a ban on outdoor burning within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling.
This is in addition to the open burn ban put into place by the North Carolina Forest Service on Friday.
Starting today, Monday, April 6, McDowell citizens are now prohibited from outdoor burning within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. Fires within 100 feet must be confined within an enclosure from which burning material may not escape or within a protected area upon which a watch is being maintained and which is provided with adequate fire protection equipment. This does not include cooking fires with grills, smokers and constructed fire pits.
On Friday, due to hazardous fire conditions, the North Carolina Forest Service canceled all burning permits and is prohibiting all open burning for the entire counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey.
This ban on open burning is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further notice.
