PHOTOS: A Bradford County Fire Department is reminding residents there is a burn ban in effect.
The Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department in Monroeton would like to remind Bradford County residents of a county-wide burn ban in effect until April 14.
The fire department posted the reminder on Facebook after responding to two brush fires in less than a week.
On Saturday, volunteer firefighters responded to a second brush fire just after 2pm on Bee Balm Lane in Monroeton.
The fire was sparked from a burn barrel causing 2 acres to burn in less than 20 minutes.
The current temporary ban means open burning is defined as the ignition and subsequent out-of-doors burning of any combustible material including:
Garbage, litter, leaves, grass, twigs or
vegetative matter involved with land cleaning.