MVFR, Alabama Forestry Commission asking residents to stop burning during Wildfire Advisory
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Residents in Madison County and across Alabama are asked to stop any and all burns this weekend as conditions are favorable for wildfires.
Monrovia Volunteer Fire & Rescue is asking residents to stop burning anything for the remainder of the weekend.
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The department said conditions in the area are 'encouraging for wildfire formation,' and several MVFR units are responding to multiple brush fires.
The Alabama Forestry Commission posted Friday that a Wildfire Advisory is in effect through the weekend and burning is 'strongly discouraged.'
You can read the commission's full statement about the advisory below.
The Alabama Forestry Commission continues to strongly discourage outdoor burning until conditions improve.
Now through the weekend, burn permits will be restricted to Certified Prescribed Burn Managers only. Special attention should be given to local weather outlets as fire weather conditions may change suddenly. Anyone who burns a field, grassland, or woodland without a burn permit may be subject to prosecution for committing a Class B misdemeanor.
Anyone who has burned in the last few days should check their fires to make sure they are properly extinguished. Smoking piles immediately adjacent to flammable vegetation have the chance to rekindle and spread under these conditions.
In addition to already dry conditions, predicted gusty winds and dropping relative humidities will combine to create dangerous wildfire behavior. These conditions create a greater-than-average potential for outdoor fires to escape easily and spread rapidly, taking longer – and more of the agency's firefighting resources – to contain and ultimately control. Fast-moving wildfires not only destroy property and forests but also threaten the lives of citizens and endanger firefighters.
Alabama Forestry Commission
Both Toney Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Harvest Volunteer Fire Department have posted photos from fires that crews are working to extinguish during the Wildfire Advisory.
AFC said there have been 130 wildfires in the last seven days across the state, which has burned around 3,000 acres of forest land.
'There is technically not a No Burn in effect,' Robert Maddox with AFC told News 19. 'What is in effect is that no burn permits for outdoor burning will be issued by the Forestry Commission, and we are encouraging those cities that issue their own to do so as well.'
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However, Maddox said the commission may have to issue a fire alert or a No Burn Order if wildfires continue.
To report a wildfire, call (800) 392-5679. For more information on the current wildfire situation in the state or any other forestry-related issues, contact your local AFC office or visit the agency website at www.forestry.alabama.gov.
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