 Officials with the National Weather Service in Jackson say September of 2019 was the warmest and driest on record. The dry conditions have led many eastern Kentucky counties to issue burn bans as a precaution against wildfires. Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett says unless we get rain soon, conditions will continue to deteriorate. It's just slowly getting worse as we go without rain. We're in minor drought conditions now and we anticipate that to get worse unless we get some rain. Tackett says despite the burn ban that is in place in Pike County, people are continuing to burn debris and brush piles across the county. I don't understand why people do it when there's a burn ban on and it's been on the media, it's been in the papers, it's been on social media and everywhere. You would think word would get around but it's illegal to do any outdoor burning whatsoever right now through this burn ban. People still do it when somebody calls in and says so-and-so's got a big pile of brush burning, well they'll send the fire department out to put it out and then they usually it's referred to forestry for fines or citations. As dry as it is, if you have even a small brush fire or something, you're burning it can get out of hand really quick. It doesn't take much. A number or brand from a fire just lands on the hillside and it's gone and you're at fault and you'll probably be sited for it.