A burn ban is still in effect for Pierce County, though restrictions have eased in other parts of the state.
Rains across the state in recent weeks have helped to curb the high wildfire danger risk, but the Georgia Forestry Commission has kept a burn man in effect for the southeastern part of the state.
The burn ban was put in place Wednesday, April 22, in response to ongoing wildfires in South Georgia including a large 22,000-plus acre fire in neighboring Brantley County.
A similar, large 30,000 acre wildfire is also raging in rural, sparsely populated areas of Clinch and Echols County near the Georgia-Florida line.
The burn ban prohibits all types of burning including prescribed burns as well as the burning of yard debris and agricultural material.
Those violating the ban are subject to arrest or fines. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office has already made one arrest and issued two citations in connection with illegal burning in violation of the ban.
