CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Burn bans are being lifted for some cities and counties in Central Illinois.

Christian and Moultrie counties are two of them and it's all thanks to rain over the weekend.

Chris Wright, Sullivan's Fire Chief, said that even with the burn ban lifted, you should still be very careful; field fires easily ignite in the dried out farm fields.

"The easiest fire that we fight is the one that we can prevent," Wright said.

This still rings true for him, even after the burn ban was lifted in Moultrie County. Wright remembered the fire in his district that led to the ban there.

"A controlled fire had spread quickly. It involved a structure and three vehicles," Wright said.

He said that the dry and windy conditions sparked concerns, but things calmed down after this wee

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