5-month burn ban starts May 1 for folks in 12 Alabama counties [Video]

BAUTISTA WVTM 13. ALL RIGHT, GLADYS, THANKS. WELL, TODAY KICKS OFF THE ANNUAL WARM WEATHER BAN ON OPEN BURNING. THESE 12 COUNTIES YOU SEE IN RED ARE UNDER THE BURN BAN, INCLUDING JEFFERSON, SHELBY, ETOWAH AND TALLADEGA. THE BAN RUNS FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 31ST, ACCORDING TO THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. THIS BAN IS IN EFFECT AS MEANS TO PROTECT AIR QUALITY IN AREAS OF THE STATE THAT HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS, WVTM 13 LISA CRANE IS LIVE IN LOCAL FOR US. SHE HAS MORE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BAN. LISA. YEAH, WHAT A PLEASANT DAY WE HAVE HAD TODAY. WE HAVE HAD LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH WE ALL LOVE BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY FEELS GREAT. BUT AS MUCH AS WE DISLIKE HUMIDITY, IT ACTUALLY HELPS KEEP OUR AIR CLEANER BECAUSE THE MOISTURE WEIGHS DOWN PARTICLES AND POLLUTANTS THAT FALL OTHERWISE, THEY …