Crime & Safety
Praire Burn This Week in Urbandale -- Maybe
Wind Conditions canceled a controlled prairie burn last week in Urbandale. The event has been rescheduled for Thursday.
UPDATE:
A prairie burn, designed to increase seed production and reduce plant diseases, will take place at 4 p.m. on March 29 in Urbandale, according to Urbandale Fire Department officials.
The event was cancelled because of windy conditions.
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The Urbandale Fire Department granted a permit to Mary Sloan for a controlled prairie burn at a large piece of land she owns at 3512 156th St., said Fire Marshall Jon Rech.
Sloan hired someone to complete the burn on the land south of Douglas Parkway and west of 156th, he said, although Urbandale firefighters will make sure all safety procedures are followed. The burn requires permits from the city and from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
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If it is raining or too windy on Friday, the burn will be rescheduled for Friday, Saturday or Sunday.