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Florida's dry season brings a heightened risk of wildfires each year. Here's which counties are currently under burn bans and a map of active fires.
Florida forecasters continue to warn residents of the elevated fire danger around the state, although Tuesday's rains helped a few counties a bit. There were 50 wildfires reported in Florida Wednesday ...
More than 1,300 wildfires have been reported in Florida so far this year, which have burned more than 57,000 acres of state and federal land, according to the Florida Forest Service website.
"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, “Local burn bans are enacted by county governments. State burn bans are ... Forest Service’s burn ban map. Note that burning yard debris ...