Walton County Burn Ban

[Teresa]

Walton County Emergency Management
May 12

Walton BCC institutes Burn Ban

The Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously today, 4 -0, to institute a burn ban in Walton County. This will remain in effect until it is deemed safe to reinstate burning. This will be done in conjunction with Florida Forest Service, Walton County Fire Rescue and South Walton Fire District.

 

[Teresa]

SWFD

May 12

*BURN BAN IN EFFECT *

At today's Walton County Board of County Commissioners meeting the board voted unanimously to enact a burn ban for all of Walton County.

The ban goes into effect today and will last until rescinded by Walton County Board of County Commissioners.

This ban includes beach bonfires and any other “open flame.”.
The only exceptions are authorized burns by Florida Forestry Service or for the cooking of food exclusively in a gas or charcoal grill.

For more information regarding the burn ban please contact Walton County at (850) 892-8155

 

[Teresa]

May 26 2020

Walton County Lifts Burn Ban; Reinstates Beach Bonfire and Special Event Permits

During today’s Walton County Board of County Commissioner’s (BCC) meeting, held at the DeFuniak Springs Courthouse at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 26, the BCC took several actions in regard to COVID-19.

The first of these actions was to reinstate the following:

1. Reinstatement of beach bonfire permits as permitted by the South Walton Fire District.

2. Reinstatement of special event permitting as allowed in the Walton County Waterways and Beach Activities Ordinance.

The reinstatement of both of these items will only be permitted for groups of 10 or less, and must adhere to the Center for Disease Control’s social distancing guidelines.

Additionally, today, the BCC has lifted the local Walton County burn ban effective immediately.

The BCC also took action to extend the County’s Local State of Emergency regarding COVID-19.