LITTLE ROCK — Nearly 60 of Arkansas’s 75 counties are now under a burn ban.
Most of those counties are in the western and southern parts of the state.
There are a number of eastern Arkansas counties under a burn ban, including Arkansas, Clay, Craighead, Independence, Jackson, Lee, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, Sharp, White and Woodruff.
Nearly 20 Arkansas counties, all in south Arkansas, are at a high risk, or three out of four, of wildfire danger, with the rest of the state at a moderate risk, or two out of four.
The Arkansas Forestry Division said that with a high risk, fires can ignite easily and spread quickly. Unattended brush fires and campfires are likely to escape, and fires may become serious if not attacked early. At a moderate risk, fires can start accidentally and have the potential to become serious.
