Friday, August 31, 2012

Fire Season Heating up in NWO

Four new fires have popped up in the Northwest Region, that's 22 new blazes in the last three days.

However, they are considered to be small and are being managed.

Fire information officer Heather Pridham says they are starting to see the fire hazard creep up into the high to extreme range.

Pridham says most the new fires have been caused by lightning, but they are also seeing an increasing number of human caused fires as the long weekend approaches.