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Fire Departments warn of forest fire dangers

The forest fire danger level in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties has been high or very high all this week.  Permits are required to burn brush, but burn permits are not valid due to the that fire danger level.  Brush fire season typically begins in early spring before the leaves develop on trees.  The lack of canopy allows the sun to dry out the dead vegetation on the ground leaving these combustibles tinder-dry and easily ignitable. Once the leaves form on the trees, the threat of a brush fire decreases but is still a possibility depending on rainfall. 

Putnam County Fire Departments are warning of wildfire dangers.  The sun and high winds are whipping up dry vegetation on the ground, which can ignite from a small spark of a cigarette, downed utility wire or other source.  The New York State annual burn ban is  in effect through May 14th. Open burning is the single greatest cause of wildfires in New York State.  Since the spring burn ban was implemented in 2009, the number of wildfires has decreased by more than 40-percent.

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