Island County Sheriff Mark Brown provided yet another sign that summer is over this week.

Brown, who’s also the county fire marshal, is lifting the ban on outdoor burning next week due to increased moisture.

The ban ends at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30.

The sheriff banned outdoor fires earlier in the summer, which was especially hot and dry this year.

Burning of residential yard debris, land-clearing fires and other such conflagrations are permanently banned in Oak Harbor, Coupeville, Freeland and Langley and the urban growth areas of those municipalities.