09/07/2024
The Ohio State Fire Marshal has issued a burn ban in the following counties - Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Fayette, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton and Washington. Examples of outdoor activities prohibited by this order in the ban area include the following:
- lighting or maintaining a fire of any type at any location
- smoking (including ci******es or similar devices, and as part of a cooking process)
- non-electric cooking (regardless of fuel source)
- using or discharging any type of fireworks
- throwing down/discarding lighted or smoldering material (including matches or ci******es)
- campfires
- bonfires
- live fire training events
- flame effect(s) based displays or exhibitions (including sky lanterns and cold spark machines)
- using spark causing devices for recreational purposes
If you are going camping at one of our state parks or forests, please check https://bit.ly/3cpu4nC for updates on specific park and forest information. For more info on the burn ban, please go to https://bit.ly/3XecnuV. Ohio State Parks Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry
