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Fire Weather Watch, State Getting Tough On Burn Permits
April 7, 2009
A fire weather watch is in effect for today, and state officials are making it harder to get a permit to burn.
The fire weather watch is in effect Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. A fire weather watch means critical fire weather conditions will occur. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will create explosive fire growth potential.
Officials with the Florida Division of Forestry’s Blackwater Forestry Center have announced that due to increased wildfire danger throughout the state more stringent restrictions will be placed upon the district’s issuance of burning authorizations.
Burning authorizations are required for certain types of outdoor burning such as agricultural, commercial and land clearing. Presently no burn bans are in effect in the district; however, citizens are strongly urged to take precautions when conducting legal outdoor burns, according to a release from the Division of Forestry.
For more information on outdoor burning, call 850-957-6145 or visit www.fl-dof.com/wildfire.
Pictured above: Area fire departments battle a brush fire on Lambert Bridge Road Monday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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