Warmer weather could lead to early wildfire season

LAKELAND AREA - Warmer weather could mean an earlier start to wildfires. As the snow melts, the Department of Natural Resources wants people to be careful starting fires.

The DNR says wildfire season will start a little earlier than last year. They already suspended burning permits in 22 southern and northwestern counties.

"Once the sun gets out and the fields get a chance to dry out, as people are going outside to clean up their yards, they're sometimes burning yard debris," Woodruff DNR Forester Ranger Jake Bonack said. "That can quickly get away from them if the winds pick up."

Full story: WJFW

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