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3120230017636 RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF JEFFREY R. SMITH, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT INDIAN RIVER CO FL
<br />BK: 3612 PG: 2235,4/12/2023 12:30 PM
<br />OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
<br />1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3388
<br />Phone: 772-226-1408 - Fax: 772-978-1822
<br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY ORDER 2023-001
<br />WHEREAS, on April 8, 2023, Upon the request of the Emergency Services Director, I, in my
<br />official capacity as Interim County Administrator, and acting pursuant to section 101.10(1) of the Code
<br />of Indian River, and Resolution 2022-94 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 Interim County Administrator, I am authorized to enter
<br />emergency orders necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Indian River
<br />County, including, without limitation, those orders authorized in chapter 252, Florida Statutes, and
<br />chapter 101 of the Code of Indian River County, and other applicable law;
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, this Emergency Order is issued declaring a mandatory burn ban for all
<br />areas of Indian River County, prohibiting all outdoor burning that has not been specifically permitted
<br />by the Florida Forestry Service. All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires,
<br />campfires, warming fires, outdoor fireplaces, chimeneas, and cooking fires is prohibited unless, 1)
<br />authorized by the Florida Forest Service, or 2) it is for the cooking of food exclusively within a gas or
<br />charcoal grill. Furthermore, the setting of fires to any grass, brush, or forest -covered land, unless
<br />authorized by the Florida Forest Service, shall constitute a violation of this order.
<br />THIS EMERGENCY ORDER shall be in effect throughout Indian River County from 8
<br />a.m. on April. 8, 2023, until 8 a.m. on April 15, 2023, or until further order.
<br />DONE AND ORDERED this 81h day of April 2023.
<br />MiC. Zito,
<br />Interim Indian River County Administrator
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