Kissimmee is in the Florida Forest Service's Central Florida wildfire region. The Florida Forest Service issues open-burn authorizations county-wide via §590.125, and Sec. 24-52(d)-(e) suspends all open burning during NWS Air Stagnation Advisories and FFS unfavorable-weather determinations.
Florida does not designate municipal wildfire zones the way California does — fire-risk land-use rules are handled through Forest Service authorizations under F.S. Ch. 590 plus the city's defensible-space concept in Sec. 24-53 (50 ft cleared firebreak around any land-clearing burn). Sec. 24-52(d) automatically suspends burning in Particulate or Ozone Nonattainment Areas. Sec. 24-52(e) suspends burning during NWS Air Stagnation Advisories or DEP advisories. Sec. 24-52(f) prohibits any burning that reduces public-road visibility to under 1,000 ft. Kissimmee residents within wildland-urban-interface areas (notably near Shingle Creek and the western city limits) should also follow LP-gas storage limits in Sec. 24-23 — 1,000 gallon aggregate maximum per residence.
Sec. 1-22(b)(17) — $100 per open burning offense. Florida §590.28 adds up to $500 per violation through Forest Service enforcement. Negligent fires resulting in property damage can be charged as third-degree felony under F.S. §806.04.
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