A voluntary burn ban has been issued in Marion County.

 

 

     Marion County Fire Rescue is asking residents not to burn because of the dry conditions and wildfires in the area.

 

 

     They say instead to take garbage and lawn debris to the baseline landfill or one of 17 recycling centers around the county.

 

 

     According to the drought index, Marion County is only 130 points away from the severe drought range on a scale of 0 to 800.