Drought conditions continue to heighten wildfire concerns
Temperatures are heating up this week and coupled with severe drought conditions many experts say California is in for a worse than..
DANGEROUS HEATWAVE THAT ISFUELING WILDFIRESCHARRINGTHOUSANDS OFACRES.BRUTAL,POTENTIALLYRECORD BREAKINGHEAT NOWTHREATENING TOWORSEN ANALREADY HISTORICDROUGHT.GOOD EVENING... WEAPPRECIATE YOUJOINING US ... I'MKAREN LEHR.AND I'M DONNELSON....MORE THAN HALF OFTHE WESTERN PARTOF THE COUNTRYNOW IN THE HIGHESTCATEGORIES OFDROUGHTRECORDED BY THEU-S DROUGHTMONITOR.AND IT DOESN'TAPPEAR SOUTHERNIDAHO IS GOING TOFAIR MUCH BETTER.THE BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENTALONG WITH LOCALFIRE DEPARTMENTSARE PREPARING FORBUSY WILDFIRESEASON HERE INIDAHO.AND THERE'S THINGSYOU CAN DO TOPREPARE TOO.ONE WAY TO DOTHAT IS TO KNOWHOW WILDFIRESSTART."THE BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENT,BOISE DISTRICT'STEN-YEAR AVERAGEPOINTS TO VEHICLERELATED FIRES ASOUR NUMBER ONECAUSE OVER THELAST TEN YEARSEACH FIRE SEASON.AND THAT CAN BEFROM UTV'S,MOTORCYCLES,VEHICLES ON THEHIGHWAY, TRAILERS."TO PREVENT THISFROM HAPPENING, ITCOMES DOWN TOCAR MAINTENANCE.IF YOU'RE USING ATRAILER, CHECK THECHAIN OFTENBECAUSE IF IT DRAGSAGAINST THE ROAD,IT COULD CREATESPARKS.YOU SHOULD ALSOCHECK YOUR TIREPRESSURE OFTENBECAUSE A FLATCOULD LEAD TO THERIMS IGNITING DRYGRASS.AND IF YOU HAVECAR PROBLEMS, BECAREFUL WHEREYOU PULL OVER...MANY FIRES ARESTARTED BY HOTMUFFLERS.FOR MORE TIPS ONHOW TO PREPAREFOR WILDFIRES ORWHAT TO AVOID,HEAD TO OURWEBSITE, I
Temperatures are heating up this week and coupled with severe drought conditions many experts say California is in for a worse than..