Local firefighters address burn bans amidst extremely dry conditions

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – As drought conditions continue to grip the South, local firefighters are responding to more calls for brush fires and out of control fires.

Over a third of Mississippi’s counties are under a burn ban.

With dry conditions, low humidity, no rain in the forecast, and high winds over the weekend, Chief Collins with the Newton Fire Department, says he’s seen more calls this weekend than he has all month…

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