PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Parke County has decided to reinstate its burn ban along with 9 other counties in Indiana.
The Parke County Board of Commissioners decided to reinstate the county’s burn ban after receiving advice from local fire chiefs regarding the dry conditions. This is ahead of Parke County’s multiple covered bridge festival events.
Parke County is just one of 10 counties currently under a countywide burn ban. The rest are listed below.
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Fulton County
- Jasper County
- LaPorte County
- Miami County
- Newton County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- White County
We will update on the criteria of the burn ban when information becomes available.
