Pulaski County enters day 10 of burn bans

WINAMAC, Ind. -- The extremely dry conditions this fall forced counties across Michiana to put burn bans in place.

Even with the bans, Pulaski County is seeing an increase in fires.

"It's been a long time since we had a dry spell like this,” Chief of Winamac Volunteer Fire Department Bill Weaver.

Chief Bill Weaver has been with Winamac Volunteer Fire Department for the past 28 years. He says these are the driest conditions he has seen, keeping the department busy over the past month.

"Conditions are so dry right now that anything that can cause a spark can catch stuff on fire. If it goes farther than a field it could end up in a house if it got out of control,” Richel Fox Pulaski County E.M.A Director.

In just ten days, 12 fires have broken out in fields burning 20 acres of crops.

Luckily only eight of those acres were unpicked and they have yet to see property damage. So, for now, the best advice for anyone looking to burn is to be patient.

"Nice weather that we're having, and everybody wants to get their yards cleaned up. Everybody wants to get things like that so we're just having to try to make sure we educate people and just wait a little bit longer,” said Weaver.

"Looking a little bit of rain on Thursday and Friday, but I don't know yet if it's gonna be enough to be able to lift it it's also its gonna bat on the temperatures and the winds and all that stuff so just when that happens,” said Fox.