OFS: 40 Oklahoma counties under burn bans

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Dry conditions have prompted burn bans across much of Oklahoma, and now 40 counties are under restrictions.

Some of the counties under burn bans include Oklahoma, Logan, Cleveland and Canadian counties.

The following counties are currently under a burn ban:

1. Choctaw
2. Pushmataha
3. Haskell
4. Le Flore
5. Sequoyah
6. Cherokee
7. Adair
8. Bryan
9. Caddo
10. Carter
11. Coal
12. Comanche
13. Cotton
14. Custer
15. Dewey
16. Garvin
17. Harmon
18. Harper
19. Jackson
20. Jefferson
21. Kingfisher
22. Kiowa
23. Love
24. Major
25. Pottawatomie
26. Stephens
27. Texas
28. Tillman
29. Washita
30. Woods
31. Woodward
32. Nowata
33. Marshall
34. Canadian
35. Cleveland
36. Grady
37. Lincoln
38. Logan
39. McClain
40. Oklahoma.

Firefighters warned that when grass and other vegetation are dry, it doesn’t take much for a fire to get out of control. They urged people to avoid outdoor burning when conditions are dry and to always check whether a burn ban is in effect before lighting any fire…

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