Commissioners adopt revised fire code to let fire chief recommend local burn bans
The board adopted an update to the county's fire-prevention code giving the fire chief authority to recommend local burn bans to the county administrator for faster implementation, bringing Hernando County into alignment with other Florida counties.
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Hernando County commissioners voted unanimously March 11 to adopt updates to Chapter 12 of the Hernando County Code on fire prevention and protection, modernizing language and giving the fire chief the ability to recommend local burn bans to the county administrator so a ban can be enacted more quickly when conditions warrant.
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