Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – After review of Alachua County’s current wildland fire conditions and in consultation with the Florida Forest Service, the mandatory county-wide burn ban has been extended. The burn ban will remain in effect until Dec. 2, 2025.
Several factors, including weather conditions in the area, are used to determine the activation and deactivation of county-wide burn bans. Two of those factors are the KBDI and FDI scores.
- Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) – estimates the dryness of the soil and duff layers
- Fire Danger Indices (FDI) – potential for a fire to start and require suppression activities
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Alachua County’s KBDI value has increased to the range of (550-599), which places the county at risk for wildland fire spread…