The Eastern Illinois Mutual Aid Fire Association- which is comprised of all 21 fire departments located in Iroquois County, along with County Board Chairman Paul Ducat and the entire Iroquois County Board, hereby notify all Iroquois County residents that a County-wide burn ban has been reissued and is in effect beginning Monday morning at 12:01 am, September 29th, 2025.
Ashkum Fire Chief and MABAS Division 37 President Jeff Glenn said, “We have not received enough rain to prevent fires from quickly spreading, and there is nothing in the forecast to give us the moisture we will need. The lack of rain and warm conditions ahead were the main reasons for reissuing the burn ban. Everything is just tinder dry.”
This burn ban was instituted by the Fire Chiefs of Iroquois County. The Fire Chiefs have the authority to issue a burn ban, pursuant with Illinois State Law (70 ILCS 705/8.20) directing everyone to refrain from any open burning, including landscape waste, agricultural waste, household trash, and garbage. Also included in this ban are any type of consumer fireworks. The Fire Departments can- by law, impose fines for violation of this burn ban and will, after warning and extinguishing these fires, impose a fine of $100.00. Fines will double for the second violation.
This ban will be in effect until further notice
