Conrad has been with the department for nearly 50 years. He described the current drought as the worst he has seen.

Lincoln County joins a growing list of West Virginia counties imposing a burning ban amid drought conditions.The ban will ...

COLUMBUS – As parts of the state continue to see extremely dry conditions, a Ban on Open Burning first ordered on Sept. 6, 2024, by Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon has been extended and expanded ...

Dense Fog Advisory was issued earlier this morning for the northern and western half of central Indiana. There were locations ...

At a monthly commission meeting, the Kanawha County Commission instituted a burn ban, on Sept. 19, 2024, as the whole county ...

The state fire marshal first issued a burn ban Sept. 6 for much of southeastern Ohio, including some areas adjacent to Columbus, that has been most adversely affected by the drought. The ban was ...

Extremely dry weather and record drought conditions have led to a large increase in brush fires across the country.

The Butler County Fire Chiefs Association issued an open burn ban Friday evening. This makes Butler Co. the ninth county in ...

Due to prolonged drought conditions, the Ohio State Fire Marshall added the southwestern Ohio county to its open burn ban on ...

A professor in ag safety and health at Ohio State is warning farmers about the increased dangers during harvest amid drought ...

The Forest Service currently manages roughly a quarter of the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests as old-growth. Environmental ...

While several counties have issued burn bans, one city in Nicholas County is now also issuing a burn ban. Officials with the City of Richwood announced that on Sept.