An outdoor

burn ban has been implemented for Peachtree City and unincorporated Fayette

County, including Brooks, Woolsey and Tyrone.

Fire officials

said the ban will be in place indefinitely, at least until the area gets

some significant rain. With the dry weather, the Fayette County Department

of Fire and Emergency Services has been running more brush fire calls,

said Capt. Pete Nelms.

A smoldering

10-acre blaze in Tyrone has caused a hazard in Peachtree City with significant

amounts of smoke affecting the Ardenlee subdivision in particular, said

Peachtree City Fire Chief Stony Lohr.

"We have

been running a lot of smoke calls," Lohr said.

Nelms said

the county wants to prevent fires from getting out of control, which has

occurred in the past few days in areas around metro Atlanta.

To find out

when the outdoor burning ban is lifted for Peachtree City, call the outdoor

burning hotline at 770-631-2588, ext. 5555. For an update for the unincorporated

Fayette area, call the outdoor burning hotline at 770-460-5730, ext. 5468.