(Red Oak, Iowa) – Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman reports, “At the request of the fire chiefs within Montgomery County, the burn ban has been lifted effective immediately. It is requested that anyone who wishes to burn, please call the Montgomery County Communications Center at 712-623-5107 to avoid any unnecessary fire department responses, have alternative water sources nearby, never leave fires unattended and use caution on dry windy days.”

The only Burn Bans remaining in western Iowa, are those in Monona and Crawford Counties.