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Nearly all of Washington state is set up “for an increased risk of above-normal fire activity from July through September,” the Weather Service said.
While wildfires in the Northeast began as early as July 5, the record dryness of September and October allowed them to significantly expand. From October 1 to November 11, over 537 reports of wildfires were received in New Jersey, with 60 in New York, burning 4500 and 2100 acres, respectively. [7]
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan , which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha).
Unless a town or county ordinance prohibits its, use of a grill for cooking is allowed. The N.C. Forest Service’s ban doesn’t apply to burning within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling, where ...
Kitsap County residents woke up Friday to a haze lingering over otherwise sunny conditions. Easterly winds have brought smoke from several fires burning in eastern Washington and across the border ...
A controlled burn or prescribed burn (Rx burn) is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material in a landscape. The purpose could be for forest management , ecological restoration , land clearing or wildfire fuel management.
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Henderson and Transylvania counties both said they are adhering to the state burn ban and will rescind their bans at 5 p.m. Nov. 22. Buncombe County's burn ban is remaining in effect, according to ...