NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The Nassau County Board of Commissioners has again extended a burn ban that makes it illegal to burn yard debris or trash, because of high fire danger.
The commissioners said when they enacted the ban that dry conditions have created a state of emergency prompting them to prohibit all outdoor burning. The ban is effective through May 29, unless county commissioners decide to extend it once more.
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No outdoor burning is permitted under hte ban.
The burn ban was initially enacted March 31 as firefighters battled a 40-acre brush fire just east of Yulee and after a massive wildfire that destroyed two homes and damaged 19 structures in the Bryceville area.
There have been several other smaller brush fires around the county since then.