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Morgan Township Fire Rescue
Tuesday November 9th, 2021 :: 11:05 a.m. EST

Advisory

Prescribed burn taking place today at 130 pm at Salamander Park on Layhigh Road. Expect smoke in the area.

Prescribed Fire Announcement: MetroParks will be conducting a prescribed burn at Salamander Run Park on Layhigh Road on November 9 at approximately 1:30 p.m. The goal of this prescribed burn is to reduce fuel loading, and improve forest health. Before managers ignite a prescribed fire, specific conditions, called a prescription, must be met. Fire managers carefully monitor these conditions which include: a favorable weather forecast (temperature, wind, precipitation, relative humidity), fuel moisture, smoke dispersal conditions and available personnel. Throughout a prescribed fire, weather is monitored. If it falls outside of the required conditions, burning will be stopped until favorable weather returns. Morgan Township Fire Rescue will be assisting MetroParks with this burn. This burn has been approved by the appropriate State of Ohio agencies.

Address/Location
Morgan Township Fire Rescue
5654 Cincinnati Brookville Rd
Okeana, OH 45053

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 513-738-4513

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