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Daily controlled burn operation to begin in Crestview

Please be advised that a daily controlled burn operation will begin March 5, 2020 and continue until March 31, 2020 in connection with the Foy Shaw Parkway project. The project […]

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Please be advised that a daily controlled burn operation will begin March 5, 2020 and continue until March 31, 2020 in connection with the Foy Shaw Parkway project. The project is under construction now in northeast Crestview at the Bob Sikes Airport.

The operation is located between John Givens Road and the intersection of Skyline Drive and south to the Cavalier Drive-US 90 intersection. Daily burn permits will be authorized and conditions monitored by Florida Forestry Service (FFS).

For questions related to the operation, please contact Eric Broome, Project Administrator at 850-902-8459 or the Airport Operations Center at 850-651-7166.

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