Ongoing drought forces officials to take rare fire prevention measures

Name: Ongoing drought forces officials to take rare fire prevention measures
Uploaded: 2026-04-24T00:59:34Z
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Description: The NC Forest Service reports nearly a thousand wildfires since the statewide burn ban went into effect. Officials say only five were from natural ignition or lightning. So far, they have issued more than 240 citations for burn ban violations.

FOX LOCAL Raleigh · Apr 24, 2026 · 3m 53s

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The NC Forest Service reports nearly a thousand wildfires since the statewide burn ban went into effect. Officials say only five were from natural ignition or lightning. So far, they have issued more than 240 citations for burn ban violations.