The Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department is urging you to think twice before lighting a fire until further notice. The department issued a limited burn ban Tuesday morning, even as the fire danger level in Door County and the surrounding area dipped from high to moderate. All current burn permits are suspended, and no new permits will be issued until further notice.

This means no outdoor burning, with the exception of campfires and cooking fires that are attended at all times—though even those are being discouraged unless absolutely necessary. It has been a week since an ATV caught fire near Gardner Swamp, igniting 70 acres of land and prompting a response from nearly 20 departments in four counties.