Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert reports the current weather conditions, and lack of rainfall have produced EXTREME Fire Danger conditions and will make any fires that do start, highly likely to spread very, very quickly. NO OPEN BURNING of any kind is recommended. Burn plans are required to be on file with Emergency Management, and, permission (signed burn plan) from the local Fire Chief are required during this time.

Relative humidity values are low and high winds in excess of 30 mph are forecast for today (Monday). Frontal Boundaries will provide an opportunity for winds shifts, making any fires, difficult to control and predict. If you have recently burned an area, please keep an eye on it for rekindle. Do not hesitate to call 911 and report any fires today.  Seivert says in addition, please be aware of the risk of severe weather over the next few days. It is probable that spotters will be deployed at some point.

The next Fire Danger Conditions update will be on Thursday, May 3rd.