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22NEWS.
EVEN AFTER A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW
TODAY, OVERALL NOVEMBER HAS BEEN
VERY DRY.
22NEWS STORM TEAM METEOROLOGIST
NICK BANNIN IS LIVE IN
SPRINGFIELD WITH SOME ISSUES
THAT COME WITH PROLONGED DRY
CONDITIONS.
WE'RE JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM
WINTER, BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH A
PROBLEM THAT'S USUALLY A CONCERN
IN SPRING AND SUMMER. BRUSH
FIRES.
SNOW TODAY BROUGHT SOME NEEDED
MOISTURE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD
MUCH OF THIS MONTH. WE'VE HAD
LITTLE OVER HALF AN INCH OF RAIN
THIS NOVEMBER, WHICH PUTS US ON
TRACK FOR HAVING THE DRIEST
MONTH OF AN ALREADY DRY YEAR. ON
MONDAY IN WEST SPRINGFIELD, A
BRUSH FIRE SCORCHED BETWEEN 3
AND 5 ACRES OF WOODS. CONDITIONS
ARE PRIME FOR BRUSH FIRES RIGHT
NOW.
"THERE'S SO MUCH FUEL ON THE
GROUND, THE LEAVES ARE DOWN.
IT'S BEEN VERY WINDY AND THAT
COMBINED WITH THE MINIMAL
RAINFALL OVER THE MONTH AND THE
YEAR THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF FUEL."
WHEN A FIRE IS DEEP IN THE
WOODS, LIKE ON MONDAY, THESE
BRUSH FIRE CARS EQUIPPED WITH
WATER TANKS AND SEATING FOR 5
ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WITH
SUNSET COMING EARLY THIS TIME OF
YEAR, ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT POP
UP NEED TO BE EXTINGUISHED
QUICKLY SO THAT FIREFIGHTERS
AREN'T WORKING IN THE DARK.
UNTIL WE GET SOME HEAVIER SNOW
OR RAIN, OUR FIRE POTENTIAL WILL
REMAIN HIGH INTO DECEMBER. LIVE
IN SPRINGFIELD, NICK BANNIN,