Burn Ban Instituted for Garrett County

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE OF RELEASE: October 24, 2024

 SUBJECT: Burn Ban Instituted for Garrett County

CONTACT PERSON: Craig P. Umbel, L.E.H.S. | TELEPHONE:   301-334-7760

Over the past few months, Garrett County and the surrounding areas have received minimal precipitation. This has caused the entire county to be in extreme drought conditions. To reduce the risk of wildfires, the Garrett County Health Department, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service and Garrett County Emergency Management, is instituting a ban on outdoor burning effective immediately. This burn ban extends to all regulated burning.

The ban will remain in effect until the county receives an adequate amount of precipitation or a ground cover of snow.  Questions can be directed to Environmental Health of the Garrett County Health Department by calling 301-334-7760 or by emailing [email protected].