DEEP warns of ‘elevated risk’ of brush fires

With forest fire danger levels high, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is asking residents to be extra cautious during the Fourth of July weekend. “Special care should be taken over the holiday weekend with the use of sparklers, fireworks, and other potentially flammable materials,” it said in a release. “While some parts of our state had some rain in recent days, and there is a chance for some showers Friday, the forest fire danger will remain at high or above until we get a good statewide soaking,” said DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee. The key word is “statewide.” On Thursday, many towns in southwestern Connecticut received several inches of rain.

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