The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says parts of Wisconsin have a high fire danger Thursday.
West-central Wisconsin, including the cities of Eau Claire and La Crosse, are at high fire danger, the DNR’s middle category of five for wildfire risk.
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the counties at high fire risk include Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix and Trempealeau. The east-central portion of the state is at moderate fire danger, while the northern and southern third of Wisconsin have low fire danger Thursday.
The increased risk comes with hot temperatures and windy conditions across much of the state. Vegetation also has not fully formed in parts of the state after cooler weather prevailed for most of the spring.