With the brittle and dry environment and increasing fire danger, firefighters are responding to a lot of fires in our region.
Firefighters say there's no denying it—fire season is here.
Benton and Franklin Counties are both currently listed as very high, to extreme fire danger, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
"So what that means is the ability of the fuel to burn, it’s ready to go," said Captain Ed Dunbar of Benton County Fire District 4.
Benton County firefighters responded to a brush fire on the median Thursday morning in Benton City.