Weather conditions across the state have led to hundreds of fast-spreading wildfires, and the Governor has had enough.
Yesterday, Governor Bentley signed an emergency order banning all outside fires across 46 of Alabama’s counties due to the drought conditions. The declaration prohibits all campfires, bonfires, trash or debris fires or any other open burning in any of the specified counties.
Those in violation of the order can be fined up to $500 and sentenced to up to six months in jail, according to the Alabama Forestry Commission.
State forestry officials say nearly 350 wildfires have burned over 4,000 acres in Alabama over the past week. State authorities say the remaining counties not under the no-burn order are still under a fire alert due to the dry, windy conditions.