Adair-Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf today, reports “All of Adair and Guthrie Counties will be under a Burn Ban effective at Noon today 09-04-2020.” Previously, a Burn Ban was put in place for the City of Stuart, Cass, Audubon and Pottawattamie Counties. The Adair-Guthrie County ban means there should be no burning of yard waste, piled tree debris, grass/agricultural ground and set-asides or other items during the ban. Also, do not toss cigarettes out the window of a moving vehicle!

Small recreational patio or camp fires are permitted only if they are conducted in a fire place of brick, metal or heavy one-inch wire mesh. Any camp fire not in an outdoor fire place is prohibited.