The Board of Commissioners of Vanderburgh County, in order to protect the public welfare
and safety during this unusually dry period, and pursuant to Indiana Code 10-14-3-29 and Chapter
8.12 of the Vanderburgh County Code of Ordinances, hereby proclaims and OPEN BURN
EMERGENCY. This emergency shall be in effect for all unincorporated areas of Vanderburgh
County and valid 24 hours a day. The ban shall run for seven (7) days or until rescinded, whichever
is earlier. The ban may be extended beyond seven (7) days by the Board of Commissioners.
No person shall set, start, or attempt to set, or allow to continue, an open fire within the
County unless he or she has first obtained and has in his or her possession a written permit from
the commanding office of the fire department having primary jurisdiction over the area where the
open fire is to be conducted. Any person deemed guilty of a violation of this declaration, and upon
