LITTLE ROCK, Ark – The extreme heat wave continues to raise fire caution and danger in Arkansas.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 69 Arkansas counties had issued burn bans. Saline and Little River are the most recent counties to the burn ban list, while Clay County in the state’s northeast corner rescinded its ban.
Burn bans as of 3 p.m. July 23
The Arkansas Forestry Commission continues to encourage residents to check with local county judge’s offices before any burning. Different counties have different standards for burn bans, some allowing fires in prepared grilling areas, and others with a zero-tolerance policy.
Counties under burn ban as of 3 p.m. July 23:
Arkansas CountyBaxter CountyBenton CountyBoone CountyBradley CountyCarroll CountyChicot CountyClayClark CountyCleburne CountyCleveland CountyColumbia CountyConway CountyCraighead CountyCrawford CountyCrittenden CountyCross CountyDallas CountyDesha CountyDrew CountyFaulkner CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGarland CountyGrant CountyGreene CountyHempstead CountyHot Spring CountyHoward CountyIndependence CountyIzard CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyLafayette CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLittle River CountyLogan CountyLonoke CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMiller CountyMississippi CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyNevada CountyNewton CountyOuachita CountyPerry CountyPike CountyPoinsett CountyPolk CountyPope CountyPrairie CountyPulaski CountyRandolph CountySaline CountyScott CountySearcy CountySebastian CountySevier CountySharp CountyStone CountyVan Buren CountyWashington CountyWhite CountyWoodruff CountyYell County
In addition to the burn bans, six more counties in Arkansas were moved from moderate to high risk of wildfire danger by forestry officials.
Wildfire danger 11:30 a.m. July 19
Wildfire danger of high, which had covered the western third of the state Monday afternoon, are now moving into central areas of the state, with Garland, Saline, Hot Spring, Grant, Clark and Dallas counties being the most recent additions.
Areas of the state not under a high wildfire danger risk remain under a moderate risk.
