The Florida Forest Service tries combines all county-enacted burn bans on its website. A burn ban typically prohibits the outside burning of yard trash and vegetation, as well as campfires, bonfires ...

Wildfires, while a year-round threat in Florida, are more common during the dry months from March through May. Florida Forest Service officials say the danger is currently at a "moderate" level in ...

As drought conditions persist throughout the state, Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson on Friday urged Floridians to take precautions to protect their property from risks of ...

You may have seen the massive smoke cloud in the area of Del Prado Blvd and Kismet Parkway. Here's what the Florida Forest ...

Florida landowners looking to plant trees or rehabilitate their timber stands have a new financial incentive to do so. On Wednesday, Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest ...

John MacLauchlan is a digital content producer for CBS Miami. He attended Florida State University and graduated with a Communications degree. John joined the CBS Miami digital team in February 2007.

The Sunshine State is forecast to experience a busier-than-average wildfire season this spring. Earlier this month, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service ...

Camron Greenlund, of the Florida Forest Service, said the two wildfires in the Tiger Bay State Forest were 100% contained.

THE OPERATION, NOW UNDERWAY IN CITYPLACE. BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT SIX. A BRUSH FIRE BURNING IN MARTIN COUNTY IS NOW 100% CONTAINED. OFFICIALS THERE NOW TELLING US IT WAS STARTED BY LIGHTNING. THIS IS A ...

The Florida Forest Service got a call about the fire around 4:00 p.m. The fire is 50% contained, according to Martin County Fire Rescue. The cause of the fire is unknown. MARTIN COUNTY — Florida ...

The brush fires that sparked April 15 in Palm City spread to about 47.8 acres. Martin County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service crews worked to contain the fires on April 15-16. The cause of ...