LOCAL EMERGENCY: BAN ON OPEN-AIR BURNING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2026

(Bland County, Virginia)- Local Emergency: open-air burning banned in Bland County, effective Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.

Due to increased fire danger from very dry conditions and lack of significant rainfall in the forecast, Bland County has issued an open-air burning ban.

Bland County will lift the ban once conditions have improved.

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