Bulloch County commissioners order yard debris burning ban

Drought precaution doesn't apply to fire types for which state requires permits

This fire danger forecast map, issued Monday for Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the Georgia Forestry Commission website, assigned Bulloch, Bryan, Candler, Evans, Effingham, Screven, Tattnall and other counties to their southeast the color purple, and Category 5.0, for "extreme" danger. (Courtesy Georgia Forestry Commission)

State Fire Danger Map.jpg — This fire danger forecast map, issued Monday for Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the Georgia Forestry Commission website, assigned Bulloch, Bryan, Candler, Evans, Effingham, Screven, Tattnall and other counties to their southeast the color purple, and Category 5.0, for "extreme" danger. (Courtesy Georgia Forestry Commission)

Because of drought conditions, the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning enacted a ban on open burning of yard debris, effective Wednesday. But it does not prohibit agricultural or forestry burns — which are regulated by the state with required permits — or cooking fires in grills or fire pits.

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