Ten Arkansas Counties under Burn Bans

By: KARK 4 News

Updated: March 5, 2012

Ten Arkansas counties are under burn bans.

Dry, windy weather is making some areas extremely vulnerable for wildfires and the wildfire danger is high in 74 of the state's 75 counties, according to the Arkansas Forestry Commission.

The burn bans are in effect in the following counties:
Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Garland, Independence, Marion, Newton, Searcy, Stone, and Van Buren.

Click here for the latest Wildfire Danger map.

Click here for the latest Burn Bans map.

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