Burn bans play a big role in reducing the chance of a catastrophic wildfire. Wildfires, along with being destructive, pull a ...

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the drought scale used by the county, Keetch-Byran Drought Index (KBDI) ...

Lee became the first county this year to reach the 600-mark on the Florida Forestry Service's Keetch Bryam Drought Index, which ranges from 0 for saturated conditions to 800 for especially dry times.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — In response to recent dangerous conditions, officials have announced a burn ban for parts of ...