Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Public Notice

Governor Bentley issues no burn order
[Posted 10/13/2016]  

The Alabama Forestry Commission issued the following information:

Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday signed a Drought Emergency Declaration due to extremely dry conditions. The declaration, often referred to as a ‘No Burn Order’, prohibits all outdoor burning for 46 counties in north and central Alabama. The order was effective as of 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

The No Burn Order affects the following counties which have been upgraded from the previously-issued Fire Alert: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

Additionally, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has issued a Fire Alert for the remaining counties in south Alabama, effective immediately.


Please click on the following links for additional information:

Declaration Notification:  

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fde9f2e52e3eed75605318cd1/files/Drought_PR.pdf

Notice from the Alabama Forestry Commission: 
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fde9f2e52e3eed75605318cd1/files/AFC.pdf

Emergency Drought Declaration:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/fde9f2e52e3eed75605318cd1/files/2016_Drought_Declaration.pdf


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