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Multiple Counties in Western North Carolina Enforce Burn Bans as Wildfires Escalate

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Multiple Counties in Western North Carolina Enforce Burn Bans as Wildfires Escalate
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The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a burn ban for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to severe drought conditions and increasing wildfire activity. The ban prohibits all open burning and the issuance of new permits. Violators may face fines. Buncombe County has also implemented a burning ban. Two significant wildfires are currently burning in the region. The Division of Air Quality has issued a Code Red for Henderson and Cherokee counties due to smoke from ongoing fires.

Topics:nationenvironment#burn-ban#drought-conditions#environment#fire-safety#western-north-carolina#wildfires
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  1. Burn ban issued for 14 Western North Carolina counties amid dangerous fire conditions  WLOS
  2. Fort Payne Fire Marshall issues burn ban  WHNT News 19
  3. Henderson County under burn ban as Poplar Fire grows to 250 acres, severe drought continues  WLOS
  4. Buncombe County bans open burning; wildfires grow across Western NC  Citizen Times
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