Wildfire Season Likely To Be Busy Across USA
Thursday, April 13th, 2006 Catastrophe PropertyDrought in the Southwest, dead trees from hurricanes and worrisome dryness elsewhere make the wildfire potential this spring and summer significantly higher than normal from Alaska to the East Coast. Areas at risk are so far-flung that the federal government’s more than 20,000 firefighters and fleets of ground and air support could be spread thin if fire danger lingers long in any one area. Already, more than 2 million acres of timber and grasslands have burned since Jan. 1, a record for this early in the season and a total rarely reached until June even in above-average years.
External References & Further Reading
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-04-12-wildfire-forecast_x.htm
