[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 3/19/2009 8:00:09 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
759 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

...WILDFIRE PREVENTION WEEK...

MARCH 15TH TO MARCH 21ST IS WILDFIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
THIS TIME OF YEAR MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S SPRING
FIRE SEASON. UNLIKE THE WESTERN STATES, PENNSYLVANIA HAS TWO
WILDFIRE SEASONS, ONE IN THE SPRING AND ONE IN THE FALL. FIRE
SEASONS COINCIDE WITH LAWN CLEANUP WHICH RELATES TO THE LEADING
CAUSE OF WILDFIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA'S BURNING OF DEBRIS. THE
PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF FORESTRY ASKS CITIZENS WHEN POSSIBLE TO
RECYCLE LAWN AND HOUSEHOLD REFUSE.

IF YOU MUST BURN, PLEASE BE AWARE OF LOCAL BURNING ORDINANCES AND 
BURN BANS, AND FOLLOW THESE SAFETY TIPS.

DO NOT BURN ON WINDY DAYS.
NEVER LEAVE FIRE UNATTENDED.
ALWAYS HAVE A WATER SOURCE AND RAKE OR SHOVEL NEARBY.
UTILIZE A PROPER BURN BARREL.
START SMALL STAY SMALL.
ENSURE COMPLETED FIRES ARE OUT COLD.

AND REMEMBER, ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WILDFIRES.


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