Burn bans in more than a dozen Arkansas counties
2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Ashley County, AR
Bradley County, AR
Chicot County, AR
Columbia County, AR
Hempstead County, AR
Howard County, AR
Jefferson County, AR
Lafayette County, AR
Little River County, AR
Miller County, AR
Nevada County, AR
Ouachita County, AR
Pike County, AR
Sevier County, AR
Union County, AR
Start Date: 2/11/2022
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Southern Arkansas counties with burn bans included Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Jefferson, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Sevier and Union.
In less than two months, 112 fires have burned 1,200 acres in the southern part of the state.
There were no burn bans in east Texas or southeast Oklahoma, and Louisiana remained under a statewide burn ban.
The De Queen Bee (Ark.), Feb 18, 2022
Eight Arkansas counties adopted burn bans due to worsening drought conditions and more grass fires. The affected counties are Ashley, Bradley, Hempstead, Howard, Miller, Pike, Ouachita and Union.
KPXJ-TV & KTBS-TV (Shreveport, La.), Feb 11, 2022
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