Burn Ban until October

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has issued a ban burn for Etowah County until October.  The ban is also in effect for Baldwin, DeKalb, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Russell, Shelby, and Talladega counties.

The purpsoe of the ban is to protect air quality.  Air quality levels generally deteriorate during the summer months due to constant high pressure, which leads to little precipitation and wind.  People with resiratory problems can be especially susceptible to poor air quality.  

The burn ban covers materials such as wood, tree trimmings, brush, and debris generated by land clearing.  For more information, visit ADEM's burn ban section at http://www.adem.state.al.us/PressReleases/2009/ADEMBurnBan2009.pdf.