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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Fire Warning
TN Sevier County Emergency Management Agency
Relayed by National Weather Service Morristown TN
257 PM EST Thu Nov 16 2023

...Fire Warning...

The following message is transmitted at the request of Sevier Co
EMA.

This is a Message from the Sevier County Emergency Management
Agency

Due to the increased risk of wildfires... a burn ban is now in
effect immediately for Sevier County and the Cities of
Sevierville... Pigeon Forge... Gatlinburg... and Pittman Center.
The burn ban is in effect until further notice.

A burn ban forbids any open-air fire... including:

- Leaves and brush
- Fence rows and ditch banks
- Construction debris boards... plywood... decking... cardboard...
etc.
- Fields and grassland
- Gardens
- Wooded areas
- Campfires and cooking fires
- Charcoal or wood-fired grills (does not include natural or
propane gas-fired grills)
- Burn barrels
- Air curtain destructors
- Fireworks

The burn ban will be enforced by local law enforcement officers. A
violation of a ban on open-air burning is considered reckless
burning and is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. Violators of
the ban could face a Class A misdemeanor charge... which carries a
penalty of up to $2...500 in fines and up to one year in jail.

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OnSolve-beabbd0ec5364ad28840fce7d2510f6b/TN Sevier County
Emergency Management Agency