{"id":4612,"date":"2025-10-01T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/?page_id=4612"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:04:13","slug":"combine-and-field-fires","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/engineering\/ABE\/INPREPared\/combine-and-field-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest Heat: Combine & Field Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"purdue\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Title\n\tCombine fires are a much too common sight throughout Indiana and the Midwestern corn belt during the fall harvest season.\u00a0 Sometimes these equipment fires spread to the surrounding fields and cause property damage and threaten or even take lives.\u00a0 Dry weather makes harvest-related fires even more likely.\u00a0 This site provides resources that can be used by Extension staff, media, EMA personnel, and farm organizations in reminding farmers and others of the importance of preventing combine and field fires when possible, and safe response should a fire happen.\n

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The Indiana County Burn Ban<\/strong><\/a> map shows counties in which local officials have declared an open burning ban, indicating conditions are conducive to fires getting out-of-control.\u00a0 If your county is under a burn ban, it is a good idea to take extra precautions during harvest operations.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tDrought Monitor Map – Indiana\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"drought.gov\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"drought\n\t

The U.S. Drought Monitor<\/a> <\/strong>is updated weekly and indicates the level of drought conditions, if any.\u00a0 The Monitor is a another tool that farmers can use to evaluate the likelihood of combine or field fires. However, abnormally dry or drought conditions are not<\/em> required for fires to occur!<\/p>\n

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INdiana PREPared News Article: “Hot, dry weather leads to combine fires: take preventive steps now!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fact Sheet – Combine Fire Safety; Protecting People, Machines, and Crops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Fact Sheet – Crop Harvest Fire Prevention Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Fact Sheet – Preventing and Responding to Combine Fires<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"FarmFireRisksAndPrevention_infographic\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Infographic – Farm Fire Risks and Prevention<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Cover\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Checklist – Preventing Field Fires<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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INPREPared PREPclip: Fire Preparedness and Safety<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t

PREPclip Short:\u00a0 Choosing the Right Fire Extinguisher<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\n\t

PREPclip Short:\u00a0 What is the Fire Triangle?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Preventing and Responding to Combine and Field Fires (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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