VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources biannual burn ban went into effect October 1st to prevent wildfires. According to the State Climate Office of Ohio, most of the state is experiencing a moderate drought, with conditions expected to worsen.
Tom Shuman, fire program administrator for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, said the burn ban is a precautionary measure despite some rainfall last month.
“October, November, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.. there’s no open burning. We don’t want people to burn until six because, by then, especially in the fall, it’s dark. So there’s less chance that it’s going to get away from them but also the humidity comes up, temperature’s not as high, so the fuel’s not as dry as it is earlier in the day,” Shuman explained.
