Manatee County imposes burn ban

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Commissioners voted on Nov. 4 to impose a ban on outdoor burning and the use and discharge of fireworks and sparklers in the county, effective immediately.

This ban is due to the dry, drought and windy conditions in the area.

The ban includes items containing any “explosive compound,” sparklers, any item or product using or containing any amount of pyrotechnic composition, flares, open burning and campfires…

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