Viewpoints
Dry weather conditions create
risk of fire
by David Hull and Mark Malone
April 29, 2005
Friday
To all residents of Ketchikan Gateway Borough,
Word has just arrived from
Stan McCoy, Fire Management Officer with the Ketchikan-Misty
Fiords Ranger District that a red flag weather warning was issued
Wednesday for Northern Southeast Alaska because of the dry conditions
and winds.
North Tongass Volunteer
Fire Department
Photo by Chief David Hull
Today is likely to be Ketchikan's turn. Your local fire department
would like to inform all residents of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough
of the dry conditions and to request residents to not burn anything
outdoors if they don't have to until weather conditions change.
Relative humidity is very low and the winds will continue through
today. If a fire starts as a result of residents burning trash
a major fire could develop quickly and be devastating to the
area.
Please keep your fingers crossed
that we have no wildfire calls to answer. You local fire departments
stand ready to respond to any emergency, but the best way to
fight the destructive nature of a wildfire, or any fire for that
matter is to prevent it from starting in the first place.
Thank you for your help,
David Hull, Chief
North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department
Mark Malone, Chief
South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department
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