Fast, active start to Wisconsin's fire season
3/15/2024 1:35:22 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Wisconsin
Start Date: 1/1/2024
- End Date: 3/13/2024
Winter did not bring heavy snowfall to Wisconsin or the temperatures to maintain the snow, allowing fires to begin early and in high numbers. So far this year, there have been 220 fires across 467 acres through Wednesday, March 13, compared to the 10-year average of 20 fires across 26.94 acres by that date. In just the past week, there were 50 fires.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wis.), March 13, 2024
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