Fire official: âperfect stormâ for brush fires
WWNY Fire official: âperfect stormâ for brush fires By Lexi Bruening | April 6, 2021 at 4:30 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 10:18 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Fire officials say itâs the perfect storm: warmer temperatures; a bit of wind, and dry conditions. The north country is ripe for a small brush fire to get out of control. There is a statewide open burn ban in effect until mid-May.
St. Lawrence County has seen its fair share of brush fires in the past two months - 32 in March and 7 in April so far.
âA lot of our counties are made up of fire departments that have volunteers - volunteers that have a full-time family, full-time jobs, and theyâre also full-time firemen for the communities,â said Matthew Denner, St. Lawrence County Emergency Services director.