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Baker County adopts emergency countywide burn ban amid severe drought
Summary
The Baker County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025-20 at an emergency meeting, declaring a local state of emergency and imposing a countywide burn ban that allows only gas or charcoal grills and burns authorized by the Florida Forest Service; the ban will be reassessed weekly and rescinded by public announcement.
Baker County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt an emergency countywide burn ban during an emergency meeting, citing severe drought conditions and recent rapidly spreading fires.
An emergency services presenter, who asked the commission to act, said the county has experienced nearly daily fires in the previous week and that "We had 2 today already," arguing the conditions warranted a ban. The presenter identified Roland Gaskins (Forest area supervisor for Baker County), Assistant Chief Dawn Blanton and City Fire Chief Scott Cruz as participating in the…
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