Following several other western Kentucky counties, Livingston County Judge-Executive Chris Lasher has issued an order restricting outdoor burning. Lasher issued the burn ban today, prohibiting all burning in the county until the an is lifted.At least 47 Kentucky counties have issued restriction on outdoor burning because of the extremely dry conditions created by two months of virtually no rainfall. In fact, all 13 counties in the western most fire district of the state have now prohibited burning of any kind. Crittenden, Caldwell, Lyon, McCracken, Livingston, Union, Webster, Marshall and Hopkins counties are just some of the counties restricting burning.
The state forest fire hazard season also began today, limiting outdoor burning across the state to between the hours of 6 p.m., and 6 a.m. The statewide restricts remain until Dec. 15, even if a county burn ban is lifted.
The image above shows the counties in red with a burn ban in effect as of today.
