It is the County Administrative Board Östergötland, which, after consultation with the county's municipalities and rescue services, has decided on a fire ban throughout the county.
The ban is valid from 14.00 on Friday until further notice.
- Right now it is dry in nature, in many places even very dry, defense director at the County Administrative Board Östergötland. At the same time, the long-term weather forecast is uncertain, so we do not see any, or little, rain in the next ten days, says Jenny Knuthammar, defense director at the County Administrative Board in Östergötland.