Alabama Forestry Commission suppresses record number of wildfires Tuesday
The forester says two or three days after rain comes and goes, “light fuels” like grasses and leaves dry out and if high wind and low humidity returns, we could see more wildfires again before summer.
Brushfires burn hundreds of acres in Shelby and Chilton counties
Fire crews say recent storms helped extinguish the flames, though high winds caused several fires to spread rapidly.
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