Near critical fire danger in northwest Wisconsin

A lot of Wisconsin has both excessive or very excessive fireplace hazard situations, as of Saturday, in keeping with the Wisconsin Division of Pure Assets.

The general public is suggested to chorus from any burning and use warning with any gear which will spark in areas with very excessive fireplace hazard as dry and windy climate situations blended with low humidity have led to unsafe situations.

Areas with very excessive fireplace hazard, in keeping with the DNR, embrace: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Worth, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Washburn and Wooden counties.

Areas with excessive fireplace hazard embrace: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Inexperienced Lake, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties.

A particular climate assertion launched by the Nationwide Climate Service in Inexperienced Bay mentioned low humidity coupled with excessive temperatures in northeast Wisconsin will “lead to elevated fireplace climate situations this afternoon. As well as, there may be potential for dry thunderstorms within the late afternoon and early night, which might lead to a number of lightning-caused fires.”

In Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln, Marathon, Wooden and Portage counties, the Nationwide Climate Service says potential exists for dry thunderstorms after 4 p.m., which might lead to a number of lightning-caused fires.

The DNR recommends checking fireplace situations every day earlier than burning. 

Alexandria Bursiek Kloehn is a enterprise reporter for the Inexperienced Bay Press-Gazette. You possibly can attain her at abursiekkloehn@gannett.com or view her Twitter profile at @bursiekkloehn.