 From October 1st through December 15th, a statewide burn ban will be issued in Kentucky. This is to help prevent any wildfires or other fire-related accidents occurring as the leaves fall and the humidity decreases. For more information, Mountain Top News spoke with Pikeville Fire Public Information Officer Nicholas Fleming. So we're actually coming up on fall fire season for us. So that runs from October 1st to December 15th and the burn ban will be in effect during that time. Basically what that means is the risk for fire hazard is a little bit increased because we'll have that foliage, the leaves will be on the ground, so increased fire danger. So we just want to make sure that people aren't burning between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., so no burning during that. After 6 p.m. and on until the morning, you're fine. So we also want to make sure you're burning only natural products and when you are burning, stay 150 feet away from any hillsides or other burnable materials, okay, like homes, hillsides, anything that might cause it to get out of hand. My name is Aaron Crump, Chief Medical Officer at Pikeville Medical Center. The Heart and Vascular Institute, it's really an incredible program. Made incredible because of the providers, because of the technology, and because of the staff. We've truly become the leading provider of Heart and Vascular Services in Eastern Kentucky. And in fact, what we do compares to anywhere in the nation. Pikeville Medical Center, when it comes to your heart, place your care in our hands. As with any emergency, Fleming urges those in danger to call 911 to contact their local fire department. Pikeville Fire Department is open to answering any other questions regarding the burn ban. Any emergency, dial 911, and we will respond accordingly. And if we have to get up into the hills to handle a forest related fire, we will activate our forest, our wildland team for that. So that includes specific specialized equipment. We have included the training with that. We also have other equipment that we can get up into the hills with. One thing is, if you have any questions, say you are wanting to burn a material, or if you have any questions related to the burn ban, of course, just call us here at the fire station, or you can message us on Facebook, and we'll be happy to answer any questions for you. Just keep in mind, if you have an actual emergency, of course, dial 911. Reporting from Mountain Top News, I'm Nick Colum.