LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa. — A burn ban has been issued for Lawrence County. The ordinance issued by Lawrence County Commissioners ...

Household trash burning is permitted only in cases where trash pickup is unavailable. In such instances, an enclosed container such as a metal barrel may be used if it has a spark- and flame-arresting ...

NEW CASTLE ― Due to dry conditions in the region, Lawrence County is under an open burning ban for the rest of the month.

The department defines burn bans as the open burning of "any combustible material out-of-doors, either in a burn barrel or on the ... "check with local authorities to confirm if weather conditions ...

The burn ban prohibits all open air burning, including charcoal grills, fire pits, burn barrels, and bonfires.

Under a burn ban, garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper or any other debris can not be burned outdoors, whether in a burn barrel ... sure to check with your local authorities to confirm ...

What can you burn, and what's off-limits? Burning includes fires used for the disposal of trees, brush or other natural ...

The ordinance states that any open fire or burn barrel is only permitted when the grassland fire index falls in the moderate category. Campground fires are permitted unless otherwise specifically ...

"No open campfires, no burn barrels, even if you have some sort of lid or cover, it is not sufficient enough. Radiant heat or a loose ember could spark a wildfire pretty quickly," said Dobson.

or out-of-doors burning in a burn barrel, fire ring or on the ground. Propane or gas stoves or charcoal briquette grills are not covered under this ban. Law enforcement in the county will enforce ...

Police arrived to find Cosmos Gakopoulos, 50, holding a propane torch as plywood, two-by-four pieces of wood and yard debris burned in a nearby barrel. He said he’d been burning areas of grass ...