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Fire danger moderate, burn permits being issued |
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September 22, 2017 |
Fire Warden Ken Homik of the Kootenai Valley
Fire Protection District announced today that
with the continued cool and moist weather we’ve
had this week, they are lowering fire danger to
moderate and will begin issuing burn permits for
residential yard waste and other forms of
burning on a case-by-case basis.
Rain totals for Boundary County since Sunday
September 17 are: Bonners Ferry Airport .86",
Myrtle Creek SNOTEL, .9, Saddle Pass 1.42, Deer
Creek 1.63.
It’s still quite dry under the canopy, so we are
emphasizing using caution when burning," he
said. "It looks like it will go back to
seasonally warm and dry conditions starting over
the weekend, but at this point in the year we
are hopeful things won’t dry out enough to be
problematic."
Always be careful with fire and call 911
immediately if needed and state name, location,
and incident.
For questions please call Ken at (208) 267-5577. |
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