POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A burn ban has been issued for multiple communities in Polk County.

On Tuesday, Polk officials issued burn bans for Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Lake Wales, Lakeland and Winter Haven.

The burn ban prohibits: • Campfires • Bonfires • Unpermitted controlled burns • Burning of yard and household trash • Burning of organic debris • Igniting of fireworks • Noncommercial burning of materials, other than for religious or ceremonial purposes, which is not contained in a barbecue grill or barbecue pit, and the total fuel area cannot exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height.

The burn ban is determined using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI). The KBDI is a continuous reference scale, ranging fro

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