TAKE OTS LEFT
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS
SAY LOCAL FIRE CHIEFS ARE
GETTING NERVOUS WITH THE HOT,
DRY CONDITIONS PREDICTED FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK.
TAKE VO
AS A PRECAUTION, OPEN BURNING
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED IN THE
LINCOLN AND AUGUSTA AREAS IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...
BUT IT REMAINS OPEN ELSEWHERE.
EAST VALLEY RURAL FIRE CHIEF
DAVE SAMMONS TELLS M-T-N THAT
DESPITE THE SPRING MOISTURE...
THE HEAT AND WIND COULD QUICKLY
DRY OUT TALL GRASSES AND
CREATE INCREASED FIRE DANGER.
SHERIFF LEO DUTTON SAYS HE'S
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AREA FIRE
CHIEFS AND SAYS THEY ARE
CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATING
CONDITIONS...




TAKE SOT: XX:22 OC:..GOING TO
RELY ON. SHERIFF LEO DUTTON
SAY'S "WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME
SMALL FIRES IN THE BAXENDALE AND
WOLFE CREEK AREA.
THOSE FIRE CHIEFS ARE IN FAVOR
OF CLOSING IT RIGHT NOW, BUT THE
EDUCATION PART OF OUR CITIZENS
OR OUR BOSSES HAVE EXPECTED US
TO USE THE FIRE SCIENCE THAT WE
DO AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO RELY ON."
ON CAMERA TAG
WHILE OPEN BURNING CONTINUES TO
BE ALLOWED IN SOME AREAS...
PEOPLE ARE REMINDED THAT THEY
NEED TO HAVE PERMIT AND ACTIVATE
THAT PERMIT IF THEY PLAN TO
BURN....
AND ONLY BURN WHEN WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.
COUNTY OFFICIALS WILLMEET AGAIN
ON FRIDAY TO DISCUSS
CONDITIONS AND WHETHER ANY
