Released by the Florida Forest Service …
County commissioners from Washington and Holmes counties have issued burn bans on all outdoor burning activities. These decisions were based on the forecaste weather conditions and current fire behavior experienced within the Florida Panhandle.
All outdoor burning of yard trash, household paper products, bonfires, camp fires, warming fires, outdoor fire places, chimneys, and cooking fires within the said jurisdictions are prohibited unless authorized by the Florida Forest Service or for the cooking of food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.
The setting of fires to any grass, brush, or forest covered land, unless authorized by the Florida Forest Service, shall constitute a violation of the law.
The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, manages more than 1 million acres of state forests and provides forest management assistance on more than 17 million acres of private and community forests. The Florida Forest Service is also responsible for protecting homes, forestland and natural resources from the devastating effects of wildfire on more than 26 million acres.
Learn more at www.FDACS.gov\FlFloridaForest.