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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Natural Resources: As leaves fall, wildfire danger increases
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to check fire danger before conducting outdoor burning activities, as the fall fire season is underway. Over fifty wildfires have occurred in the month of October alone, burning approximately twenty acres. Though small in size, nearly all of these fires were human-caused and preve...