4/11/17
by News Department on 04/11/17Brush fires possible...
A state fire forester is warning Schuylkill County residents of fires due to weather conditions.
Jake Novitsky, a fire forester for the Weiser Forest District, which is District 18 and encompasses seven counties including Schuylkill, is concerned about the current warm, dry climate.
Tim Ladner, district forester with the Weiser Forest District, said he will likely send a letter today to John Matz, Schuylkill County emergency management coordinator, recommending a burn ban. The Schuylkill County commissioners, as well as 10 fire chiefs, would have to approve a burn ban that would be in effect for 30 days.
Burn bans were issued every year since 2010.
There have been 11 wildfires since Jan. 1 in the Weiser Forest District in Schuylkill County, including Pine Grove, Schuylkill Haven and Eldred, Butler, Porter and West Penn townships. All but one of the fires have been due to debris burning.
