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Burn ban in effect for St. Lucie County

Friday, March 13th, 2009 by Post Staff

FORT PIERCE – St. Lucie County officials, in conjunction with the St. Lucie County Fire District and Florida Division of Forestry, have implemented a county-wide burn ban effective immediately.

The burn ban applies to all non-permitted, outside burning and fireworks. Agricultural burning will be permitted on a case by case basis as authorized by the State Division of Forestry. The drought index for St. Lucie County is currently 672, out of 800. An index reading higher than 550 is considered extremely dry.

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