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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADJUINISTRA TOR <br />INDIAN RIVER COUA"TY <br />180127" Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3388 <br />Phone: 772-226-1408 - Fax: 772-978-1822 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY EMERGENCY ORDER 2024-001 <br />WHEREAS, on May 7, 2024, Upon the request of the Emergency Services Director, 1, in my <br />official capacity as County Administrator, and acting pursuant to section 101.10(l) of the Code of <br />Indian River and Resolution 2024-016 of the Board of County Commissioners, declared that a local <br />state of emergency exists in all of Indian River County, Florida, by reason ofwildfires; 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, I am authorized to enter emergency <br />orders necessary to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Indian River County, <br />including, without limitation, those orders authorized in chapter 252, Florida Statutes, and chapter 101 <br />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 May 7, 2024, until further order. <br />DONE AND ORDERED this 71' day of May 2024. <br />John A. Titkanich Jr., <br />Indian River County Administrator <br />