The Pike County Fire Department and Pike County Emergency Management agency, has issued a county wide burn ban until further notice. We have consulted with various state agencies about this and they agree it’s the proper thing to do. Due to the extreme dry conditions and on going drought it has become very dangerous to have outdoor burning. Also, due to having limited resources since most state agencies have been pulled to South Ga. We have had several fires in the last couple of days that have been difficult to put out due to the conditions. This is being done to protect property in Pike County. We are hoping the rain this weekend will improve conditions and we will reevaluate the ban as we get some rain. We continue to pray for those in south Ga.