Roosevelt County fire notice urges burn permits as dry spring raises risk

ROOSEVELT COUNTY, Mont. — Roosevelt County fire departments warned that a very dry spring raised fire risk and made burn safety especially important across the county, according to a public notice from the Roosevelt County Local Emergency Planning Committee.

The notice said the county burn permit system helped alert the public, fire departments, law enforcement and dispatch about planned burning in Roosevelt County. Officials said decisions to open or close that system depended on weather, fuel conditions and whether fire departments were available.