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Nebraska State Fire Marshal

Doug Hohbein, Interim State Fire Marshal

News (25-08)

Executive Order 25-08

April 24, 2024

 

Today Governor Pillen issued Executive Order 25-08 in which he “…hereby suspend §§81-520.01 (2) and 81-520.04 and direct a statewide suspension of the authority vested in local fire chiefs to waive the open burning ban in all portions of the state determined to be at high, very high, or extreme risk for rangeland fires until midnight April 30, 2025." Visit the Nebraska Forest Service Fire Danger page for maps that reflect the daily levels of fire danger and the Office of the Governor for the full press release.

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