local firefighters on alert for high fire danger

local firefighters on alert for high fire danger

WEATHER CONDITIONS AREPERFECT TODAY FOR HIGH FIREDANGER.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ASHLEYWHEELER IS LIVE THIS MORNINGIN TURLEY WITH A WARNINGFROM LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS.ASHLEY?CORI..

TRAVIS..

IT MAY NOTLOOK LIKE IT RIGHT NOW..

BUTLATER IN THE DAY, A FIREWEATHER WATCH IS SET TO TAKEEFFECT.AND THE INGREDIENTS ARETHERE FOR THE POTENTIALSPREADOF WILDFIRES.WINTER IS USALLY ONE OF THEWORST TIMES OF THE YEAR FORWILDFIRES.

MORE THAN 1700ACRES WERE SCORCHED INWESTERN OKLAHOMAJUST LAST JANUARY.

CAPTAINDAVID MORGAN WITH TURLEYFIRE AND RESCUE SAYS THEFIRST FROST KILLS THE GRASSCAUSING IT TO GO DORMANT.THE DEAD VEGETATION..

PLUSLOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH WINDSIS THE PERFECT RECIPE FORTHE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.MORGAN SAYS THEY'VE HAD BADFIRES IN THE PAST..

BUTTHANKFULLY..

CAN ALWAYS GETTHE HELP WHEN NEEDED.Captain David Morgan/TurleyFire and Rescue: "With usbeing a volunteer firedepartment during the day,most of our guys are attheir paid job.

Theresources we do have ismutual aid.

We do have a fewpaid departments around.It's very easy for us to geton the radio and ask forhelp."MOST OF THE WILDFIRES THEDEPARTMENT FIGHTS ARESTARTED BYACCIDENT.

WHICH IS WHYMORGAN IS ASKING EVERYONE TOBE CAUTIOUS TODAY AND NOT TOBURN TRASH.AGAIN..

THERE'S STILL ASOMEWHAT HIGH HUMIDITY RIGHTNOW.

SO THE CHANCES OF AWILDFIRE STARTING THISMORNING ARE LOW.

BUT IT CANCHANGE QUICKLY LATER IN THEDAY.

IN TURLEY, ASHLEYWHEELER 2WFYLET'S TURN TO METEOROLOGISTCLINT BOONE ON WHEN EXACTLYWE CAN EXPECT THOSE HIGHWINDS AND HIGH FIRE DANGERTO RAMP UP.

CLINT?It is a cool morning withtemps in the 40s.

Thisafternoon will be partlysunny and breezy with highsin the low 60s.SOME MUCH NEED RAIN RELIEFIN AUSTRALIA WILL HELP WITHTHE ONGOINGSOME MUCH NEED RAIN RELIEFIN AUSTRALIA WILL HELP WITHTHE ONGOING WILDFIRES.COMING UP, WHY THIS REPRIEVEWON'T LAST LONG ASFIREFIGHTERS WORK TO BATTLEA NEW THREAT"And this is where thesquirrel had made its littlenest."A FAMILY RETURNS HOME FROMVACATION TO FIND THEIR HOMETRASHED BY A SQUIRREL.

THESHOCKING AMOUNT OF DAMAGEDONE, AND WHY INSURANCEISN'T COVERING IT.XXXX BREAK 1 XXXXSTRUCK BY A SERIES OFEARTHQUAKESTHAT INCLUDES THE DEADLY6-POINT- FOUR MAGNITUDEQUAKE THAT STRUCK THECARIBBEAN ISLAND YESTERDAY.THE EARTHQUAKE KILLED ATLEAST ONE PERSON, KNOCKEDOUT POWER ACROSS MUCH OF THEISLAND AND CAUSEDSIGNIFICANT DAMAGE CHURCHESAND SCHOOLS WERE LEVELED ANDMANY ELDERLY RESIDENTS HADTO BE CARRIED FROM THEIRBEDS.

WITNESSES SAY THEQUAKE LASTED ABOUT 30SECONDS.FIREFIGHTERS IN AUSTRALIAARE RELIEVED TO SEE SOMERAIN TODAY.

BUT THERE'SCONCERN OVER THETHUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANYINGIT.THE NEW SOUTH WALES FIRECOMMISSIONER SAYS LIGHTNINGSTRIKES CAN OFTEN LINGER INTREES AND ROOT SYSTEMS.WHICH COULD SPARK MOREFLAMES WHEN HOT AND DRYCONDITIONS RETURN LATER THISWEEK.

FIREFIGHTERS AREPATROLLING FOR THE STRIKESTO TRY AND PREVENT THIS.

26PEOPLE AND HUNDREDS OFMILLIONS OF ANIMALS HAVEDIED IN THE WILDFIRES SOFAR.AND CRAFTERS ACROSS THEWORLD ARE COMING TOGETHER TOHELP THE ANIMALS IMPACTED BYTHE AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRES.THE ANIMAL RESCUE CRAFTGUILD HAS PUT OUT A CALL FORPROTECTIVE POUCHES,BLANKETS, KNITTED NESTS, ASWELL AS DOG AND NEONATALKITTEN SWEATERS.

JILLARNOLDY IS ONE OF THECRAFTERS FROM MINNESOTA WHOIS SEWING POUCHES FORANIMALS IN REHABILITATION.SINCE PUTTING OUT THE CALLFOR HELP ON HER FACEBOOKPAGE, SHE'S HEARD FROM MORETHAN 100 PEOPLE.A GEORGIA FAMILY RECENTLYRETURNED FROM VACATION ONLYTO FIND THEIR HOME WASTRASHED BY A SQUIRREL.THE FAMILY SAYS THE ALARMSTO THEIR ATLANTA HOMESTARTED GOING OFF WHILE THEYWERE GONE FOR A WEEK OVERCHRISTMAS.

SO THEY CALLEDPOLICE TO CHECK IT OUT, BUTTHE OFFICERS WEREN'T ABLE TOFIND ANYTHING WRONG.

WHENTHE COUPLE CAME BACK FROMVACATION, THEY FOUND WOODCHIPPINGS ALL AROUND THEFLOOR...ALONG WITH CHEWED-UPBASEBOARDS AND WINDOWS, ITEVEN MANAGED TO TURN ON THEHOT WATER IN THE KITCHENSINK FOR SEVERAL DAYS."You can like see footprintsand soot all over.

It goesbehind this mirror, there'sdroppings all along themantle."THE HOMEOWNER'S SAY THEIRHOME INSURANCE WON'T EVENCOVER THEDAMAGES BECAUSE "A SQUIRRELIS A RODENT AND NOT AVERMIN."TIME FOR WEATHER WITHKIRSTEN LANGIt is a cool morning withtemps in the 40s.

Thisafternoon will be partlysunny and breezy with highsin the