Fayette County's outdoor burning

ban, designed to help improve air quality, will be officially lifted Oct.

1.

The ban also helped the area get through an unusually dry summer, said

Capt. Pete Nelms of the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency

Services. If the burn ban hadn't been in place anyway, it likely would

have been enacted because of the drought conditions, he added.

Once the outdoor burning ban is lifted, outdoor burning will be permitted

during daylight hours and by permit only. Anyone wanting a burn permit

for unincorporated Fayette County, Tyrone, Brooks and Woolsey should call

the automated burn permit line at 770-461-1321, ext. 5468.

Contractors who want to burn debris from cleared land should contact the

department headquarters at 770-461-1321, ext. 5414 for a commercial burn

permit.

The department wants all residents to use safe outdoor burning procedures

and extinguish all fires before dark.