Follow up: Firefighters monitoring wildfire in DeKalb County for days

  • Source: WAAY-TV ABC 31 Huntsville
  • Published: 09/22/2019 07:45 PM

Wildfires are sparking up in Sand Mountain because of the dry conditions. "The chances of having a destructive fire is really high," forestry specialist Jeff Keener said. Keener is with the Alabama Forestry Commission in DeKalb County. He says they've seen 20 wildfires just this month. "Every day we go through without rain, it gets drier and drier," he explained. Close to 450 acres have burned in the county. The majority of those acres burned in the last 3 days. On Thursday, firefighters were able to control a fire in Mentone at 76 acres, but the high winds and dry conditions caused the fire to break from its containment lines. It then burned more than 300 acres before crews were able to get it back under control.



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