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GIRARD —
Tailgaters at today’s game between Pittsburg State University and Central Oklahoma will be able to fire up their grills legally.
Just in time for the start of the 2012 football season — though not because of it — the Crawford County Commission lifted the burn ban it enacted in July. Sheridan Township Fire Chief Rodney Pulliam, on behalf of the Crawford County Firefighter’s Association, asked commissioners at Friday’s meeting to lift the ban. He said he had consulted with all of the county’s firefighting department’s, including the Pittsburg Fire Department, and that they all had agreed that rain from Hurricane Isaac and previous storms had moistened the county to the point that residents could expect to safely use their grills.
“They still should be extremely careful,” Pulliam said.
Pulliam said the PFD had asked for permission to lift the ban earlier, but that the CCFA had denied the request.
“But they accepted that and continued to work with us,” Pulliam said.
Commissioner Carl Wood said he was impressed with the co-operation between the departments.
“We appreciate that you work so well together,” Wood said.
Commissioner Linda Grilz noted that the lifting of the ban came at a convenient time.
“It’s just in time for tailgaiting,” Grilz said. “There’s going to be a lot of cooking going on.”
Tailgaters at today’s game between Pittsburg State University and Central Oklahoma will be able to fire up their grills legally.
Just in time for the start of the 2012 football season — though not because of it — the Crawford County Commission lifted the burn ban it enacted in July. Sheridan Township Fire Chief Rodney Pulliam, on behalf of the Crawford County Firefighter’s Association, asked commissioners at Friday’s meeting to lift the ban. He said he had consulted with all of the county’s firefighting department’s, including the Pittsburg Fire Department, and that they all had agreed that rain from Hurricane Isaac and previous storms had moistened the county to the point that residents could expect to safely use their grills.
“They still should be extremely careful,” Pulliam said.
Pulliam said the PFD had asked for permission to lift the ban earlier, but that the CCFA had denied the request.
“But they accepted that and continued to work with us,” Pulliam said.
Commissioner Carl Wood said he was impressed with the co-operation between the departments.
“We appreciate that you work so well together,” Wood said.
Commissioner Linda Grilz noted that the lifting of the ban came at a convenient time.
“It’s just in time for tailgaiting,” Grilz said. “There’s going to be a lot of cooking going on.”
