Kentucky forestry and local law enforcement are reminding residents that it is currently illegal to start fires during daytime hours. Violators could not only be charged for the cost to extinguish an out-of-control fire, they could face jail time and as much as a $500 fine.
Even small trash fires can get out of control in the windy, dry conditions of early spring, warn officers from the Kentucky Division of Forestry and the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Together, the two agencies have developed an information sheet to warn people of the risks and possibles costs of daytime burning during Kentucky spring fire season. (Click on the images above to view the front and back of the flyer.)
Daytime burning, or fires between the hours of 6 a.m., and 6 p.m, are prohibited until May 1.
