Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders authorized a six-person crew of Arkansas wildland firefighters to help Louisiana as it battles "extreme drought conditions."
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LITTLE ROCK On Aug. 7, a crew of four wildland firefighters with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division left to work wildfires in Oregon. Two members of the team were Eric Rogers and Keaton Phillips, of District 6, which includes Newton County. The others were Deric Franks and Lee Chambers, of District 8.
An official with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture s Forestry Division urged people to take "extreme precautions" during Labor Day weekend when it comes to recreational fire use, even if their county isn t under a burn ban.