Cotter’s Fire Chief, Lyle Jack has issued a burn ban for the city of Cotter. This adds Cotter to the growing list of areas where burn bans have been issued.
On Wednesday, the cities of Gassville, Briarcliff, and Mountain Home along with Newton County issued burn bans. They joined the city of Salesville, along with Fulton, Izard, Stone, Searcy, and Newton counties where bans were already issued early this week. Outdoor burning in these areas are prohibited until a substantial amount of rain has been received.
Baxter and Boone counties have not issued burn bans at this time.
The Arkansas Forestry Commission shows the areas of the state under a burn ban and the wildfire danger at arkfireinfo.org
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