The burn ban is currently lifted for unincorporated areas of Orange County and any municipalities that Orange County Fire Rescue services, including Edgewood, Belle Isle, Oakland, and Eatonville.
Burn bans are automatically instituted under Orange County’s Fire Prevention and Protection Ordinance when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) meets or exceeds 500. With the recent rainfall in Orange County, the KBDI average has dropped below 500 for the seventh consecutive day. Per the Orange County Ordinance, this allows the Burn Ban in unincorporated areas to be canceled.
Recreational open burning may now resume, and all are encouraged to be safe by always having an ability to extinguish any fire that they ignite.
A burn ban means that Orange County residents will not be able to have any open fires of any types, including camp fires, bonfires, yard and trash burning, etc. There are some exemptions to this rule, including firework displays that are properly permitted, cooking on barbeque grills or pits as described in Section 18-4, Orange County Code, or any other valid state or county authorized burn. For more information on what burning is allowed in Orange County, please visit the Orange County Environmental Protection Division’s website.
When the local drought index meets or exceeds 500, Orange County automatically institutes a burn ban. The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning that has not been specifically permitted and is applicable within the unincorporated territory of Orange County. Outdoor burning authorized by the Florida Forest Service is not affected by the local ban. A burn ban will automatically lift after the drought index falls below 500 for seven consecutive days.
