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Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits
Westport Bans All Outdoor Burning, Including Fire Pits Even with the cool nights, Westport residents can forget about starting that fire pit now that all outside burning has been banned in the town. Westport Fire Marshal Terrence Dunn instituted the ban on Tuesday, May 16, on all outside burning until further notice due to extremely dry conditions.  He also pointed to the Red Flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for all of Fairfield County and a large part of the state.  Dunn said, “This ban includes all recreational campfires and fire pits." He warned residents to recognize that brush fires will spread rapi…

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by Kathy Reakes