Wilson County issues 90-day burn ban after recent fires
Wilson County's emergency manager told the commissioners that crews fought multiple recent fires and the court voted Aug. 26 to enact a 90-day countywide burn ban with agricultural exemptions and a permit process.
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Wilson County Emergency Manager Cindy Stafford recommended placing the county under a 90-day burn ban after a week of intense fire activity. Stafford told commissioners that last week alone 'we had approximately 150 acres burned and homes destroyed' and asked that the court 'be placed under a 90 day burn ban under our same previous conditions of ag exempts.'
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