Monday, May 17, 2010

DEC Burn Ban Reduced Brush Fires by 50%

The DEC Burn Ban, in effect from March 14 - May 16 had a significant impact on the number of brush fires in Ulster County. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 there were 125, 162 and 132 brush fires respectively during this period. In 2010 there were 66.