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Marion County burn ban starts Friday

Marion County has issued a burn ban that will be in effect starting Friday at 7 a.m.

The ban prohibits backyard burning, agricultural burning and other types of debris burns.

It doesn’t prohibit small campfires or barbecues.

However, there may be more restrictive fire safety rules within an eighth of a mile from Oregon Department of Forestry protected land, which exists throughout much of rural Marion County.

ODF restrictions may include prohibitions on campfires, smoking, target shooting, powered equipment, motorized vehicles, and other public/private landowner and industrial fire restrictions. More details about ODF fire restrictions are available at https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/firerestrictions/PFR.html.

-Saphara Harrell