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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY ORDER 2017-001 <br />WHEREAS, on April I I'h, 2017, Governor Rick Scott, Governor of the State of Florida, issued <br />Executive Order Number 2017-120, declaring a state of emergency exists in the State of Florida due to <br />the ongoing danger of wildfires; and <br />WHEREAS, on April 27", 2017, 1, in my official capacity as County Administrator and Indian <br />River County Emergency Services Director, and acting pursuant to section 101.10(1) of the Code of <br />Indian River, and Resolution 2016-120 of the Board of County Commissioners, declared that a local <br />state of emergency exists in all of Indian River County, Florida, by reason of wildfires; and <br />WHEREAS, by reason of such declarations of a state of emergency, and pursuant to the <br />authority granted in me in my capacity as County Administrator and Indian River County Emergency <br />Services District Director, I am authorized to enter emergency orders necessary to ensure the health, <br />safety and welfare of the residents of Indian River County, including, without limitation-, those, orders <br />authorized in chapter 252, Florida Statutes, and chapter 101 of the Code of Indian River County, and <br />other applicable law; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, this Emergency Order is issued declaring a countywide, mandatory <br />bum ban that prohibits all outdoor burning that has not been specifically permitted by the Florida <br />Forestry Service. Bon fires, campfire, and the burning of vegetative (yard) debris is not allowed at this <br />time. <br />THIS EMERGENCY ORDER shall be in effed throughout Indian River County from 1 p.m. <br />on April 27th, 2017 until 3 p.m. on May 4'h , 2017, or until further order. <br />DONE AND ORDERED this 27th day of April, 20I7. <br />OFFICE OF THE COUNTYADMINISTRA TOR <br />INDL4NRIVER COUNTY <br />1801 27 1h Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3388 <br />Phone: 772-226-1408 - Fax: 772-978-1822 <br />C:\Users\droy\AppData\Local\Microtoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\EKXE60HBU016 Master <br />Emergency Order (Reso)(Burn Han).doc <br />im <br />