Burn bans active in multiple Central Florida counties due to dry conditions
WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY RIGHT NOW. WE’LL BRING THEM TO YOU LIVE WHEN THEY GET THERE. VITO FIREFIGHTERS KEPT BUSY WITH DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS IS VIDEO FROM A FIRE OFF BEASLEY ROAD. A SEMINOLE COUNTY FIRE IN ORANGE COUNTY. FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENTS HELPED A DRY FIELD FIRE. NOBODY WAS HURT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS, THOUGH, THAT THIS FIRE IS JUST A REMINDER TO KEEP THESE DRY CONDITIONS IN MIND. SO IF YOU ARE STARTING A FIRE OUTSIDE, PLEASE WATCH THE FLAMES AND CALL 911 IF THAT FIRE GETS OUT OF CONTROL. BECAUSE AS WE LEARNED, THEY SPREAD QUICKLY. OH YEAH, WE SEE DRY CONDITIONS LIKE THAT WHEN WE COME OUT OF A STRETCH OF COLD WEATHER LIKE THE ONE THAT WE’VE BEEN HAVING. YEAH. LET’S GET OVER TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST TONY MAINOLFI TONY. YOU ARE TRACKING OUR WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HOW ARE WE LOOKING? WELL, SO HERE’S THE OTHER THING. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THIS COLD, IT’S REALLY ZAPS THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE GROUND. AND NOW WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THESE BURN BANDS POPPING UP. FLAGLER COUNTY ADDED TO THE MIX TODAY. OF COURSE, WE CAN’T BURN IN ORANGE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE RULES. POLK COUNTY AND SUMTER COUNTY ARE UNDER COUNTY BURN BANS TONIGHT AS WELL AND GOING FORWARD. SO JUST BE CAREFUL THERE. WE HAVE FIVE SMALL FIRES OUT THERE, ALL LESS THAN 25 ACRES. SO NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT FOR THE TIME BEING, ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHTER WINDS. BUT LOOK AT ALL THE DRY AIR. THIS IS GOING TO BE FRESHENED ON UP WITH ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL BE WORKING ON THROUGH DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. SO IN THE SHORT RUN, THE DROUGHT IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN THERE JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. EXTREME TO SEVERE DROUGHT UP TO THE NORTH. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE LONG RANGE FORECAST, THIS IS THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN. DAYTONA 500 WEEKEND. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A WEEK FROM TOMORROW SATURDAY. QUICK LITTLE SHOT OF RAIN DOES WORK ON IN RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS OF RIGHT NOW. DON’T LOOK THAT IMPRESSIVE. MAYBE HALF AN INCH UP TO THE NORTH. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A
Burn bans active in multiple Central Florida counties due to dry conditions
Updated: 5:40 PM EST Feb 7, 2026
Due to dry conditions and the risk of wildfires and brush fires in Central Florida, burn bans have been imposed in multiple counties.Active burn bans in Central FloridaFlagler County – Burn ban issued on Friday Sumter County – Burn ban in effectOrange County – Yard debris burning is always prohibitedMarion County – Voluntary burn banWhat is a burn ban?A burn ban is set into effect by the county when a long period without rain causes a severe drought in the area. This is when wildfires or brush fires are more common.An active burn ban prohibits activities like campfires, bonfires, burning trash, and other open fires in the county until the burn ban is lifted.How to protect your property from brush firesFlorida’s fire season peaks in April. As drought conditions continue to worsen in Central Florida, knowing how to protect your home from wildfires in your area could make all the difference.
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Due to dry conditions and the risk of wildfires and brush fires in Central Florida, burn bans have been imposed in multiple counties.
Flagler County – Burn ban issued on Friday
Sumter County – Burn ban in effectOrange County – Yard debris burning is always prohibitedMarion County – Voluntary burn banWhat is a burn ban?
A burn ban is set into effect by the county when a long period without rain causes a severe drought in the area. This is when wildfires or brush fires are more common.
An active burn ban prohibits activities like campfires, bonfires, burning trash, and other open fires in the county until the burn ban is lifted.
How to protect your property from brush fires
Florida’s fire season peaks in April. As drought conditions continue to worsen in Central Florida, knowing how to protect your home from wildfires in your area could make all the difference.