Crime & Safety
Burn Ban Season to Start in Georgia
Cobb is one of 54 counties in Georgia that will be required to comply from May 1-Sept. 30.
A reminder from Lt. Denell Boyd of the Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services Department:
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has issued a ban on open burning May 1–September 30 of each year. Fifty-four counties in Georgia (including Cobb County) are affected. Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services is responsible for the enforcement of this state-issued burning ban in unincorporated Cobb County and the cities of Acworth, Kennesaw, and Powder Springs.
From May 1 – September 30, you may not burn leaves, tree limbs, or other yard waste, forest land, or use air curtain destructors for land clearing.
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