No burn order lifted in Jackson County

07/01/11 Jackson is among 12 north Alabama counties that have been removed from a Drought Emergency (No Burn) order as of Friday, according to officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission.

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Fifth Day of Park Fire Brings New Weapon

06/29/11 GULF SHORES, Alabama - A new piece of equipment in the air over Gulf State Park to help burn this fire out sooner rather than later. Smoke was the name of the game on the fifth day of this wildfire but that is about to change. "We want to burn it out, get rid of the smoke, get that done because we're going to have lingering smoke,"says Jerry Smith with the Alabama Forestry Commission. More air ...

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Burn ban lifted

07/02/11 Using fire to destroy debris from recent tornadoes or thunderstorms in now legal in some north Alabama counties. Alabama Forestry Commission officials announced Friday that a ban on outdoor burning has been rescinded in 12 north Alabama counties including Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lauderdale, Lawrence and Winston.

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