Fire Danger Advisory issued for all Alabama counties

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a fire danger advisory for all counties in Alabama.

The advisory will remain in effect until we receive enough rain to improve the drought conditions.

Shelby County forester Dave Holley said this isn’t a burn ban, but a recommendation to not burn during this time because of the dry conditions we’re experiencing.

Foresters say during this time, think twice before starting a fire.

“You want to make sure leaves are raked up or mowed. If you have leaves on your roof or pine straw in your gutters things that can bring the fire from the forest to your house,” Holley said.

Holley says certain fuels can cause a wild fire to spark up and spread easily.

“We’ve had a lot of beetle kill this year, pine beetles have infested a lot so there is a lot of dead timber but really the most significant is the leaf fall this year,” Holley said.

And open fires or fires left unattended are discouraged during this time. “A BBQ grill or a contained fire in a barrel or something perhaps, but still that’s not something you want to leave unattended with the dry conditions,” Holley said.

Holley says just in the last 30 days, 246 wildfires have burned nearly 3,000 acres.

Fire safety tips can be found here.

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