Mississippi Business Journal » fires http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Out-of-control brush fires in Pine Belt prompt burn ban http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:16:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58392 JONES COUNTY — Dry conditions, low humidity and high winds have led to a spike in out-of-control brush fires in Jones County. Fire coordinator Dan McKenna tells the Hattiesburg American the biggest problem areas have been south of the U.S. 84 East corridor and in the southwest part of the county. McKenna said yesterday he [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/09/out-of-control-brush-fires-in-pine-belt-prompt-burn-ban/feed/ 0 Wildfire burns 850 acres on the Coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/13/wildfire-burns-850-acres-on-the-coast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wildfire-burns-850-acres-on-the-coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/13/wildfire-burns-850-acres-on-the-coast/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:04:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=42441 JACKSON COUNTY — Arson or carelessness started a fire that burned about 850 acres in Jackson County, according to the Mississippi Forestry Commission. The fire was contained and forestry agents were checking hot spots yesterday, Jackson County Emergency Management Agency director Donald Langham. Although a nursing home and hundreds of homes were evacuated Saturday, Langham [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/13/wildfire-burns-850-acres-on-the-coast/feed/ 0 Drought forces extension of burn bans http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/07/drought-forces-extension-of-burn-bans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drought-forces-extension-of-burn-bans http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/07/drought-forces-extension-of-burn-bans/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:54:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=42172 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Supervisors in several South Mississippi counties have voted to extend burn bans that were put in place two weeks ago because of drought. Yesterday, board members in Harrison and Jackson counties extended the ban until June 20, and supervisors in Hancock County made it effective indefinitely. Stone County’s burn ban is in [...]

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