As we head into another week of high fire danger, crews are still battling a wildfire that has been burning in Blaine County since Friday.| More | Thousands of acres of land are burning in the Blaine County wildfire. Kevin Stitt asked the Oklahoma National Guard to help fight the fire and provide relief to first responders. But it’s not just National Guard members who are on the rise, Pottawatomie County personnel are lending their support in Blaine County as well. Firefighters say they think sunlight may have struck a bottle and ignited the fire. Triple-digit temperatures and high temperatures made the wildfire’s threat difficult for first responders. “Well, the current situation is getting worse,” Douglas Duncan said. “And with no moisture in the forecast, it’s just going to continue, and these fields are going to get drier and drier.” The fire has burned thousands of hectares.
As we head into another week of extremely high fire danger, crews are still battling a wildfire that has been burning since Friday in Blaine County.
| More | Thousands of acres are burning in the Blaine County wildfire.
Governor Kevin Stitt has called on the Oklahoma National Guard to help fight the blaze and provide relief to first responders. But National Guard members aren’t the only ones on the rise.
Pottawatomie County employees are lending their support in Blaine County as well.
Firefighters said they think sunlight hitting the bottle may have started the fire.
With triple digit temperatures and intense heat, the conditions are not making the wildfire threat any easier for first responders.
“Well, the current situation is getting worse,” Douglas Duncan said. “And if there is no moisture in the tower, it will continue, and these fields will become drier and drier.”
The fire has burned thousands of hectares.
