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Hillsborough County issues burn ban as warm temperatures, dry conditions pose increased wildfire risk
Hillsborough County issued a burn ban on Friday as warm temperatures and dry conditions pose an increased risk of wildfires, ...
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Hillsborough County Issues Emergency Burn Ban Amidst Dry Conditions
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Citing dangerously dry conditions and elevated wildfire risks, Hillsborough County today declared ...
Forecasters warn of fire risk amid low humidity, wind gusts as Pine Barrens fire burns
Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia and its suburbs and Delaware as firefighters continued to battled a ...
Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year
Measures such as prescribed burns have proven to be effective for maintaining healthy forests and reducing the severity of subsequent wildfires. A recent review found that selective thinning followed ...