Connecticut fire officials warnings about spring forest fire season
Wind and the sun bearing down through trees are among the big problems at this time of year. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 5:46 PM EDT March 16, 2021
HAMDEN, Conn. Fire experts tell us we are now in what s known in the northeast as Spring forest fire season. And while many brush fires cook just off of a roadway or in the woods, they can also happen right where you live. (We had) one in a resident s backyard, who was using an appropriate fire pit, appropriately distanced from their house but radiant heat from the fire pit caught the surrounding lawn on fire, said Hamden Fire Chief, Gary Merwede, of the weekend fire.