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) ...

BENTON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A burn ban has been issued for Sunday due to the windy conditions in Benton, Illinois. The Benton Fire ...

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.

Horry County recently lifted its burn ban that impacted unincorporated areas. You can use the map below to determine the areas that are within Conway city limits, and which are considered ...

Muscatine County is considering changing how burn bans work to have bans in place whenever the National Weather Service issues a red flag warning for heightened fire danger. A public hearing on ...

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau is reminding Hamilton County residents that beginning May 1, seasonal burning restrictions take effect and continue through Sept.

(Correction: This story was updated at 4:04 p.m. on Friday, April 11 to reflect that Lee County is not currently under a burn ban.) Lee County is the driest county in all of Florida, and there's ...

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