Outdoor burning restrictions lifted in some South Georgia counties

Outdoor burning restrictions lifted in some South Georgia counties

Burn restrictions are being eased in parts of South Georgia after an executive order from Governor Kemp. 17 counties remain under bans as dry conditions and wildfire risk continue. Officials are still urging caution statewide.

Georgia Forestry Commission reduces burn ban to 17 counties

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A 91-county Georgia burn ban, originally implemented April 22, has now been reduced to only 17 counties, the Georgia Forestry Commission announced Tuesday. The 17 counties that remain under the burn ban are: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Ware and [...]

Center Township supervisors lift burn ban, purchase $210,000 dump truck

Center Township supervisors lifted the township's burn ban Friday.

Burn Ban lifted in McIntosh County

Burn Ban lifted in McIntosh County The burn ban for McIntosh County was lifted by Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday, May 6, but 17 counties very close to McIntosh remain under burn ban orders. A burn ban was issued for 92 counties in south Georgia on April 21, which included McIntosh due to drought conditions and the two fires that were raging in Brantley, as well as in Clinch and Echols counties. Counties remaining under the burn ban are Jeff Davis,…

Outdoor burning restrictions lifted in parts of South Georgia

State forestry officials say dry conditions still remain across much of Georgia and warn it only takes one spark to start a wildfire.

SOUTHERN GEORGIA BURNING RESTRICTIONS EASED

The State Forester Burn Ban in South Georgia has been amended, reducing the area to 17 counties. The original ban was implemented on April 22nd, covering 91 counties in southern Georgia where exceptional drought levels and increasing wildfire activity prompted emergency action. “Crews have made significant progress in containing the South Georgia wildfires,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Johnny Sabo. “Scattered rainfall has helped, b…