The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners was informed Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, that it cannot legally issue a burn ban due to a rain forecast of more than 1/2 inch.
Emergency Management Director Aaron Scott said, “Legally, we cannot put a burn ban on right now.”
Scott said the current forecast is for one to three inches of rain, which exceeds the state’s threshold for declaring a burn ba…
