KENTUCKY’S SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND RUNS THRU APRIL 30TH……
DURING THIS TIME……BURNING IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN SIX IN THE MORNING AND SIX AND NIGHT…….IN OR WITHIN……150-FEET OF ANY WOODLAND OR BRUSH
LAND…..
THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY RESPONDS TO MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND WILDFIRES ANNUALLY ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH…..WITH MARCH AND APRIL BEING
THE HIGH WILDFIRE OCCURRENCE MONTHS…….
LAST YEAR…..THERE WERE 517 WILDFIRES DURING THE 10-WEEK SPRING FOREST FIRE SEASON……
