Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) is recommending that people don't burn anything despite the rain showers on Friday.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Flagler County officials issued a seven-day burn ban and declared a local state of emergency Wednesday ...

Fires are breaking out in Bay County and beyond as abnormally dry conditions persist in the Florida panhandle.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A burn ban is effective in Flagler County starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The ban remains in effect for ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of an elevated wildfire risk across New Jersey ...

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index, used by the Florida Forest Service, shows Polk County significantly above the wildfire risk benchmark. (This story was revised to add new information.) Because of a ...

Sarasota County issued a burn ban on March 26 that is still active. Burn bans automatically go into effect in Sarasota County ...

Despite this, the county did gain nine points on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, which measures fire risk by measuring drought indicators. Points are up nearly across the board throughout the state.

Volusia County's Keetch-Byram Drought Index, a measure of soil dryness, is significantly higher than the state average. DAYTONA BEACH — Volusia County remains under an alert for elevated fire ...

County officials say the ban was enacted because their drought scale, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), exceeded the maximum levels. The ban applies to all of Polk County, including ...