WITH THE FIRST OF OCTOBER…..THE FALL WILDFIRE HAZARD BEGAN….SIGNALING THE START OF OUTDOOR BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH….WHICH RUN UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH….
KENTUCKY’S OUTDOOR BURNING LAW PROHIBITS BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF SIX IN THE MORNING TO SIX AT NIGHT…..WITHIN 150-FEET OF ANY
WOODLAND, BRUSHLAND OR FIELDS CONTAINING DRY OR OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS….
ACCORDING TO THE DIVISION OF FORESTY…..99-PERCENT OF ALL WILDFIRES ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY…..WITH ARSON ACCOUNTING FOR MORE
THAN HALF…..AND DEBRIS FIRES BEING THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE…….
