An unknown type fire has been reported off Sumner Road, between Fargo and Countyline roads.
The caller reports seeing flames and a glow in the sky.
Darien Fire is being dispatched.
UPDATE 9:59 p.m.: It's sounding like a controlled burn. Law enforcement requested to the scene. A chief said, "I explained to him the other day he can't just burn anything."
Enforcing these new open burn
Enforcing these new open burn dictates from the state is a serious waste of man power. It might be a different story if the legislature actually voted on an open burning law, but instead we get bureaucrats again telling us what we can and can't do.
This time of year I don't
This time of year I don't believe it's about open burning, but what you're burning.
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It still doesn't change the
It still doesn't change the fact that unelected bureaucrats are dictating to the populace. I want my representative to have a say in the laws of this state. That said people do need to use some common sense as to what they burn.
ECO's (Environmental
ECO's (Environmental Conservation Officers) are the only authority allowed to regulate outdoor burning.
Here's the big problem. There
Here's the big problem. There are people in the community who burn anything they can drag to the burn pile. Tires, used motor oil, foam filled furniture......you name it. I WANT these people confronted. Not only is it horrible for the environment, but many people have allergic reactions.