Fire safety urged ahead of potential 'historic' season for South Plains region

Fire safety urged ahead of potential ‘historic’ season for South Plains region
Fire safety urged ahead of potential ‘historic’ season for South Plains region
By Kase Wilbanks | February 8, 2021 at 6:22 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 6:55 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - While the region braces for unbelievably low temperatures, officials are also preparing for the fire season that could result from the weather conditions that have plagued the South Plains.
“About this time, beginning of February, [the active fire season] starts getting kicked off,” Texas A&M Forest Service Task Force Coordinator Paige Purvis said. “We’re not quite running as many fires, but they’re starting. Cold fronts are coming in and those are also big events for us. Any prefrontal or postfrontal conditions always bring those winds, which can increase the fire danger. We’ll staff extra hours. Now, usually the February timeframe, we will be here basically 24/7 until the fires die off again.”

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