IF YOU PLAN ON BURNING IN KINGSPORT ANYTME SOON, YOU’D BETTER THINK TWICE. A CITY-WIDE BURNING BAN IS IN EFFECT AS OF TODAY. ACCORDING TO FIRE MARSHALL ROBERT SLUSS, IT IS NOW ILLEGAL TO OPEN BURN INSIDE THE CITY OF KINGSPORT, DUE TO LACK OF RAINFALL. ALL OUTDOOR FIRES ARE PROHIBITED AND VIOLATORS SUBJECT TO FINES. THE BURN BAN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SLUSS SAID THE BAN COULD BE REDUCED IF MOISTURE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.