WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — St. Lucie and Indian River Counties declared burn bans on Saturday, joining Okeechobee County as drought conditions worsen.
The ban applies to all non-permitted outdoor burning. Agricultural burning remains the only exception and will be permitted on a strictly case-by-case basis, as authorized by the Florida Forest Service.
During the state of emergency, the following is prohibited:
- All outdoor burning of any combustible material
- Bonfires
- Campfires
- Warming fires
- Outdoor fireplaces
- Fireworks
- Cooking fires, unless they are exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill.
Deputies also urge motorists to use caution and avoid idling or driving vehicles over dry, grassy areas…