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PULASKI COUNTY, Ind. -- The Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency announced as of 4 p.m. Pulaski County is at risk of widespread fire hazard due to ongoing drought conditions.

Officials say the county wide burn ban will affect certain activities as an appropriate public safety response to the fire hazards.

The following is currently prohibited:

Open burning of any kind using conventional fuel such as wood, or other combustible material, with the exception of grills fueled by charcoal briquettes or propane

Charcoal from permitted grills shall not be removed from the grills until the charcoal has been thoroughly extinguished

The burning of debris, such as timber or vegetation, includes such debris that results from building construction activities

Campfires and other recre

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