Burn bans play a big role in reducing the chance of a catastrophic wildfire. Wildfires, along with being destructive, pull a ...

Polk County's average drought index reading surpassed 500 on Tuesday, indicating an elevated chance of wildfires.

Officials enacted the ban on Tuesday (April 15) after the drought scale used by the county, Keetch-Byran Drought Index (KBDI) ...

In response to recent dangerous conditions, officials have announced a burn ban for parts of Woodbury County. According to a ...

This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start digging in the yards of a neighborhood that’s been at the center of a ...

The 100-acre brush fire was reported at 2:44 p.m. in the area of Kola and Magnolia roads near Ranchette Road, officials said.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Crews are working to contain a brush fire in a rural area south of downtown Groveland. The fire is along Mattioda Road, south of State Road 50. The fire is estimated to be about 13 ...

Lee became the first county this year to reach the 600-mark on the Florida Forestry Service's Keetch Bryam Drought Index, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A field fire broke out in Tea Tuesday afternoon. The flames have been extinguished, but smoke is ...

Open burning is not permitted between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the months of March, April, May, October and November, the ...

Lee County commissioners agreed on Tuesday to enact a burn ban, declaring a State of Local Emergency to do so. Public Safety ...