Effective April 21, 2015, Lake County, South Dakota adopted an open burning ordinance. The general provision of this ordinance states that open burning (with exceptions listed in the ordinance) is prohibited when the National Weather Service places a RED FLAG WARNING for the county or the GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX for the county is Very High or Extreme. The links below will take you to the National Weather Service Sioux Falls Office website for both of these ratings. Please note that the first link may show multiple dangers for a county/region such as a freeze warning.

Hazardous Weather website that includes RED FLAG WARNINGS for Lake County:

Grassland Fire Danger Index page:

You can also call the Sioux Falls office at (605) 330-4247 to request this information.

Burning Ordinance

Ordinance #15-59

For questions, you may also contact the Emergency Manager at 605-256-7611.

Announcements

FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER CLOSED
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Madison closed permanently as of 1/17/2020. The registration deadline for homeowners and renters to receive FEMA assistance is 1/31/2020. To register, please call and or register online:
Register by phone: 1-800-621-3362
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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Vehicle License plate renewal for vehicle owners with the FIRST letter in their LAST NAME that begins with A or B.

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