Kentucky Forest Fire Hazard Season begins on Oct. 1

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky Forest Fire Hazard Season starts on Thursday, Oct. 1.

According to the Warren County Fire Department System, this statewide burn restriction season lasts through Dec. 15. However, it differs from a full burn ban.

During this time, the notice says it is unlawful for a person to “set fire to or procure another to set fire to any flammable material capable of spreading fire, l0cated in or within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland, except between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., prevailing local time or when the ground is covered in snow.”

In addition, the notice says all fires should be attended until they are extinguished.

These efforts are put in place to try to help prevent the start of forest fires throughout the Commonwealth. The next Forest Fire Hazard Season lasts from Feb. 15 through April 30.