Eastern Iowa Burn Bans Issued Due To High Winds And Drought

The final day of February 2025 is going to feel like a late March day in Eastern Iowa. We'll see highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s but it's going to be windy out there with wind gusts up to 50 mph. With the lack of precipitation this winter, things are also very dry out there.

Red Flag Warnings have also been issued across Eastern Iowa and into Illinois.

With all of those factors, this is a perfect mixture for things to catch fire, especially if people plan to have recreational fires heading into the weekend. To prevent this from happening, counties in Eastern Iowa have issued Burn Bans making fire illegal until further notice.

Burn Bans Issued Across Eastern Iowa

On Friday, Feb. 28th, the Scott County Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the local Fire Chiefs and the State Fire Marshal’s Office, determined that open burning constitutes a danger to life & property in Scott County, Iowa.

In pursuant to Iowa Code 100.40(1), a Burn Ban is in effect as of 02/27/2025 at 04:00 pm for all of Scott County, Iowa.

Other counties currently under a Burn Ban at the time of this writing include:

• Muscatine County
• Clinton County 
• Linn County
• Scott County

Current conditions and concerns include dry weather conditions, projected rain amounts in the immediate future, dried vegetation, and wind conditions.

The burn ban will be in effect until further notice. When the conditions improve allowing for a lift of the burn ban, further notification will be sent.