Florida's dry season brings a heightened risk of wildfires each year. Here's which counties are currently under burn bans and ...

Winds were quickly expected to shift westerly late Thursday, which means a prescribed burn on ... all of Palm Beach County considered to be in “extreme drought,” the third level of severity ...

It also includes parts of Hendry and Glades counties. The warning is based on low humidity, strong winds and dry ...

Palms, in particular, benefit from thick bark and high moisture levels, which protect them from intense heat. Additionally, wildfires usually burn close to the ground, far from the leafy crowns of ...