Burn ban in the unincorporated parts of Osceola County, Florida
3/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Osceola County, FL
Start Date: 3/26/2023
- End Date: 4/25/2023
A burn ban was in effect for the unincorporated parts of Osceola County as the Keetch-Byram Drought Index reached 515, with 94% of the county between 400 and 600. All types of outdoor burning were banned, including open fire pits, campfires and the burning of yard debris.
As recently as Oct. 1, 2022, the county's average KBDI was less than 100 after Hurricane Ian soaked the county with 15 inches of rain on Sept. 28-29.
Osceola News-Gazette (Fla.), March 27, 2023
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