North Buncombe – A small brush fire on Lower Sherpherds Branch Road had the Jupiter Fire Department working to extinguish the blaze. Earlier in the day, the Buncombe County Fire Marshal had issued an open burning ban: “effective at noon on March 7, the Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office, in accordance with North Carolina State Building Code: Fire Prevention Code 307.1, is issuing a ban on open burning for all of Buncombe County due to adverse atmospheric conditions. Those conditions include an extremely high fire danger, very low humidity, and gusty winds. There is to be no burning of yard waste, debris, or land clearing during this ban. This does not include fires contained in a pit, barbecue grill, or chiminea device smaller than three feet in diameter. The burning ban will be in effect until Friday, March 10, at noon, when the fire danger is expected to decrease.” The rain on Friday helped with the conditions. Photo by Clint Parker.
A small brush fire on Lower Sherpherds Branch Road had the Jupiter Fire Department working to extinguish the blaze. Earlier in the day, the Buncombe County Fire Marshal had issued an open burning ban: "effective at noon on March 7, the Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office, in accordance with North Carolina State Building Code: Fire Prevention Code 307.1, is issuing a ban on open burning for all of Buncombe County due to adverse atmospheric conditions. Those conditions include an extremely high fire danger, very low humidity, and gusty winds. There is to be no burning of yard waste, debris, or land clearing during this ban. This does not include fires contained in a pit, barbecue grill, or chiminea device smaller than three feet in diameter. The burning ban will be in effect until Friday, March 10, at noon, when the fire danger is expected to decrease." The rain on Friday helped with the conditions. Photo by Clint Parker.