Effective Immediately (11/4/2023) there is a Burn Ban in place for the next 30 days in Dade County, Georgia.
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DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
Declaration 11-4-23
WHEREAS, the National Weather Service has determined that all of Dade County Georgia, currently is experiencing extreme drought;
WHEREAS, there have been and continues to be numerous wildfires, controlled and uncontrolled, within the County that are destroying property and threatening the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dade County;
WHEREAS, the Chairperson/County Executive of Dade County and the Dade County Emergency Management Services have determined that continued open air burning within the County at this time greatly enhances the risk of further wildfires occurring in Dade County;
WHEREAS, the Chairperson/County Executive of Dade County, with advice from the Trenton-Dade County Emergency Management Agency, has determined that there exists emergency circumstances in Dade County requiring extraordinary and immediate corrective actions for the protection of property and the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dade County;
WHEREAS, Dade County Code Ordinances, Section 22-1, et seq., authorizes Chairperson/County Executive to take such emergency action as may be necessary to promote and secure the safety, protection, and well-being of the citizens of Dade County; and
WHEREAS, an emergency ban on open air burning is required at this time to protect and prevent further injury to people and damage to property resulting from this event.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested by state law and by county ordinance, Sec. 22-1, et seq., it is hereby declared that a local state of emergency exists in Dade County.
Accordingly it is further declared:
(a) That the Trenton-Dade County Emergency Management Agency shall activate the Emergency Operations Plan;
(b) That there shall be a ban and a moratorium on the permitting of all open-air fires and burning within the County, unless specifically authorized by the Georgia Forestry Service or other federal, state, or local agencies;
(c) That the ban on further open-air fires and burning shall remain in place for a period of thirty days or until the emergency conditions abate as determined by the Chairperson/County Executive;
(d) That nothing in this declaration is intended to conflict with State law or Georgia Forestry Service regulations; and
(e) That violations of this declaration shall be punishable as provided by the Emergency Management and Disaster Response Ordinance.
Ted M. Rumley, Chairperson/County Executive and
Alex Case, EMA Director