Berks County issued a Countywide Burn Ban that goes into effect tomorrow, November 2, 2024. The burn ban has been enacted at the recommendation of the District Forester from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). This burn ban is in effect for 30 days. This has been due to the dry conditions our region has faced in the last month.

Key takeaways from this:

1) There is no open burning allowed during the burn ban.

2) Open burning is defined as the ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material (including but not limited to; garbage, leaves, twigs, wood, litter, paper, vegetative matter involved with land clearing, or any sort of debris).

3) You cannot burn:

- Outdoors

- In a burn barrel

- backyard firepit

-fit pit that is in the ground

Information about DNCR burn bans can be found here: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Communities/Wildfire/BurnBans/Pages/default.aspx