Drought

Governor Ron DeSantis visited Southwest Florida Tuesday to share information about hurricane season and to provide funds for future possible disaster relief efforts.

Lee County on Tuesday approved enacting a burn ban when conditions meet certain criteria, which could be imminent.

Add Glades County to the list of those issuing burn bans across the state due to drought-like conditions.The Glades County Commissioners issued the ban this week after determining emergency conditions including extreme drought and related weather concerns ex

As the drought worsens for parts of Florida, is the rainy season coming to the rescue...just in time?

A burn ban is currently in effect for Sarasota County due to local drought conditions and an increased chance of fire hazards.Information from the Sarasota County Fire Department said that under Sarasota County’s burn ban ordinance (Sarasota County Code Section 58-2), burn bans automatically go into effect countywide and prohibit almost all open burning when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) meets or exceeds 500.

Residents of Sanibel, and north Cape Coral, are being reminded about the drought unfolding in coastal Southwest Florida and to stick to the water restrictions.

Southwest Florida is in the midst of an abnormally dry to moderate drought.

Some of the parched woods that were ready to burn in Southwest Florida last month did that,. Other tinder-dry woody underbrush was soaked by rains in mid-April.

Southwest Lee County and Northeast Collier County are both experiencing extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Local governments are urging people to conserve water.