Crime & Safety
Burn Ban Instated In Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township has instated a burn ban, prohibiting open fires, including recreational fire pits and fireworks, for the month.
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA — A burn ban has been instated in Lower Merion Township.
Officials Thursday announced the ban on the heels of a record number of days without measurable precipitation in the region, according to the National Weather Service.
In Lower Merion, the ban is in effect Friday, Nov. 1 through Saturday, Nov. 30.
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The burn ban prohibits open fires, including recreational fire pits and fireworks, within Lower Merion Township.
And, all township-issued recreational fire permits are being revoked during the ban.
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Contact the Fire Marshal’s Office at 610-645-6190 with questions about the ban.
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