The Collier County Board of County Commissioners authorized a burn ban Jan. 16, one that may not be lifted for several months as the daily rains won’t start again until May or June.
“The ban prohibits open burning, which is any outdoor fire or open combustion of material that produces visible emissions, of trash and yard waste, which includes vegetative matter resulting from landscaping and yard maintenance operations,” a Jan. 16 press release from commissioners reads.
The Collier County Emergency Management Department met with the Florida Forest Service, Collier County Fire Chiefs’ Association, and Collier County Sheriff’s Office recently to discuss conditions…