State, counties remain contradictory over Oklahoma burn ban laws

State, counties remain contradictory over Oklahoma burn ban laws

Since the wildfires erupted in March, Governor Kevin Stitt has assigned counties all responsibility for implementing the burn ban.Every county commissioner can look at that and they can do that county by county, he told reporters on March 18.It makes me feel like the governor doesnt know what the state statutes are, said Okmulgee County Emergency Manager, Jeff Moore. He said he has fielded calls from dozens of residents wanting to know why there…