An open burn ban remains in effect for Buncombe County and the entire state of North Carolina as of April 6.
An April 6 news release from Buncombe County said the region did not receive the amount of rain initially predicted and fire conditions are expected to get worse throughout the week.
The county ban applies to all open burning within 100 feet of a structure. The state ban applies to all open burning, including campfires, fires in pits, yard waste, debris and land-clearing burns at 100 feet or more away from a structure…