Yankton County Emergency Management
There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst
Yankton County NO burning Until further notice
Yankton County Emergency Management
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
NO Open Burning 4-24 - ??? -2026
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Yankton County Emergency Management
Media Release - NO burning from 04-24 to ??? - 2026
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Yankton County Burn Ban will remain on (NO burning) until there is a significant amount of rain to take us out of the D3 Drought. Yankton County Resolution allows the burn ban to be placed when the county is in a D3.
The fire chiefs have agreed that the Burn Ban remain on due to the extreme drought in the county.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that no person shall set any Open Fire or ignite a fire in a Burn Barrel in Yankton County, outside the boundaries of any Municipality, when the National Weather Service has declared the Grassland Fire Index to be in the Very High or Extreme Category. If the U.S. Drought Monitor should reach a D3 category or higher anywhere in the county, or when the Yankton County Emergency Management Office, through the Yankton County Emergency Manager after consultation with local fire and law enforcement officials initiate a “No Open Burning Ban” by providing notice in a legal newspaper that no person shall set any Open Fire or igniting a fire in a Burn Barrel in Yankton County, outside the boundaries of any municipality; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the No Open Burning Ban shall remain in effect until the Yankton County Emergency Management Office provides notice in a legal newspaper that the No Open Burning Ban has been removed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty days for each violation, or by both the fine and imprisonment, if found in violation of this Resolution, as per South Dakota Codified Law 7-18A-2, and that the costs for suppressing any fire, including response fees, mutual aid assistance from other agencies or fire departments, reimbursement to governments for suppression efforts and compensation to the firefighters for time lost from their employment, be born directly by the individual or individuals responsible for setting the fire.
Media Release - NO burning from 04-24 to ??? - 2026
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Yankton County Emergency Management
Media Release
Bridge Closure – Yankton County Highway Department has announced the closure of the Stone Church Bridge on 431st Ave over the James River. Construction will begin on January 20th at 7 am. The bridge will be closed until sometime in 2027. This is a total bridge replacement over the James River. Use Designates detour routes to get around this construction site. More information will become available as time goes on. got to the Yankton County website, Yankton OEM website, or Facebook page, and Yankton County Highway Facebook page,
