Burn Ban Takes Effect in Bulloch County with No End Date

Bulloch County approves temporary outdoor burning restrictions amid drought conditions

Bulloch County commissioners have placed temporary restrictions on burning yard debris in unincorporated areas due to drought conditions and recent fires. The ordinance takes effect August 1 and will remain in place until conditions improve and commissioners formally rescind it.

Burn ban takes effect in Bulloch County with no end date

'It's dry all over the state of Georgia, so those firefighter resources are starting to get spread thin,' Bulloch County has approved a burn ban as dry weather and wildfires strain crews and raise fire danger across the area. What residents and those heading back to school need to avoid —

Burn ban passed in Bulloch County due to drought conditions, wildfire risk

Violation of the burn ban could result in a maximum punishment of $1,000 or imprisonment for 60 days, or both.

After Buie Driggers Rd. fire scorches 410 acres and lasts all week, county restoring burn ban

The Georgia Forestry Commission, with assistance from the Bulloch County Fire Department, has fought a wildfire off Buie Driggers Road through the last week of July. Now the county commissioners will meet Friday to vote on this year’s second temporary outdoor burn ban.