Good question: Are we still under a burn ban if it rained?
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If your community received rain recently, you may be wondering if a burn ban is still in place.
The answer depends on your local county or city and whether an executive order has lifted that burn ban.
Right now, the Team Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet states the following locations are still under a burn ban (counties in the viewing area are listed in bold):
- Adair County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Casey County
- Clark County
- Edmonson County
- Fleming County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Green County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- LaRue County
- Lewis County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Mason County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County
- Russell County
- Shelby County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trimble County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- City of Edmonton
- City of Hodgenville
- City of Augusta
- City of Lawrenceburg
During burn bans, outdoor burning of all materials is prohibited unless specified under the ban, typically including the following:
- Burning of forest, grass, crops, woodlands, marshes or other similar areas.
- Burning leaves or debris.
- Campfires, bonfires and warming fires.
- Open pit cooking and charcoal grilling.
- Use of fireworks and welding may also be prohibited or regulated.
Burn bans are effective immediately upon being issued until they are lifted by each city or county.
