Start Date: 10/11/2016
- End Date: 12/3/2016
Mississippi’s Gov. Phil Bryant ended the statewide burn ban that took effect on Oct. 11. However, the Mississippi Forestry Commission noted that local burn bans still prohibited outdoor burning in Calhoun, Claiborne, Franklin, George, Hinds, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Sharkey, Simpson and Stone counties. Typically, county supervisors request the bans and get approval from the Forestry Commission. Some of the ongoing bans will expire on Dec. 12.
The Sun Herald (Gulfport, Miss.), Dec. 3, 2016
Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi enacted a partial statewide burn ban for 52 counties until further notice. The Mississippi Forestry Commission requested the partial state level burn ban, due to the incidence of wildfires, drought status, dry vegetation and dry forecast. The 52 counties include Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Carroll, Clay, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Coahoma, Desoto, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha and Yazoo.
Mississippi Forestry Commission, Oct. 11, 2016
Burn bans covered 45 of Mississippi’s 82 counties, including 17 counties in the northeastern part of the state.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (Miss.), Oct. 11, 2016
Sources
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The Sun Herald
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Mississippi ends burn ban, fires stay blocked in 15 counties - The Sun Herald (MS).
Saturday, December 3, 2016
http://www.sunherald.com/news/state/mississippi/article118675603.html.
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Mississippi Forestry Commission
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Governor Bryant Issues Partial State Level Burn Ban - Mississippi Forestry Commission (MS).
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
http://www.mfc.ms.gov/featured/governor-bryant-issues-partial-state-level-burn-ban.
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Meridian Star
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Drought continues, burn ban spreads to more counties - Meridian Star (MS).
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/state/drought-continues-burn-ban-spreads-to-more-counties/article_4078e4f9-c8e7-5ec2-af43-96f6d4536b81.html.
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Meridian Star
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Burn ban continues, no significant rain foreseeable - Meridian Star (MS).
Thursday, November 17, 2016
http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/burn-ban-continues-no-significant-rain-foreseeable/article_351ff030-7f6f-508d-8c1f-6ee7c645c7c3.html.
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Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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Bone-dry: Drought worsens in Northeast Mississippi, burn bans expanded - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS).
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
http://djournal.com/news/bone-dry-drought-worsens-northeast-mississippi-burn-bans-expanded/.
