Statewide fire alert partially rescinded in Alabama
10/18/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alabama
Autauga County, AL
Baldwin County, AL
Barbour County, AL
Bibb County, AL
Blount County, AL
Bullock County, AL
Butler County, AL
Calhoun County, AL
Chambers County, AL
Cherokee County, AL
Chilton County, AL
Choctaw County, AL
Clarke County, AL
Clay County, AL
Cleburne County, AL
Coffee County, AL
Colbert County, AL
Conecuh County, AL
Coosa County, AL
Covington County, AL
Crenshaw County, AL
Cullman County, AL
Dale County, AL
Dallas County, AL
DeKalb County, AL
Elmore County, AL
Escambia County, AL
Etowah County, AL
Fayette County, AL
Franklin County, AL
Geneva County, AL
Greene County, AL
Hale County, AL
Henry County, AL
Houston County, AL
Jackson County, AL
Jefferson County, AL
Lamar County, AL
Lauderdale County, AL
Lawrence County, AL
Lee County, AL
Limestone County, AL
Lowndes County, AL
Macon County, AL
Madison County, AL
Marengo County, AL
Marion County, AL
Marshall County, AL
Mobile County, AL
Monroe County, AL
Montgomery County, AL
Morgan County, AL
Perry County, AL
Pickens County, AL
Pike County, AL
Randolph County, AL
Russell County, AL
Saint Clair County, AL
Shelby County, AL
Sumter County, AL
Talladega County, AL
Tallapoosa County, AL
Tuscaloosa County, AL
Walker County, AL
Washington County, AL
Wilcox County, AL
Winston County, AL
Start Date: 9/22/2023
- End Date: 10/18/2023
The Fire Alert remained in effect for 32 counties in northern Alabama, but was rescinded for 35 counties in the southern part of the state. Burn permits will be available to certified prescribed burn managers in the northern Alabama counties, except for DeKalb, Jackson, and Marshall. The burn restriction was originally issued on Sept. 22 by the Alabama Forestry Commission. The drought, continuing absence of precipitation and high probability of fuel ignition led to the burn restriction.
The Blount Countian (Oneonta, Ala.), Oct 18, 2023
The Alabama Forestry Commission issued a statewide Fire Alert on Sept. 22. The alert will remain in effect until the state forester rescinds it. The burning restriction was due to drought, which increases the fire danger.
WSFA (Montgomery, Ala.), Sept 23, 2023
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