The Haines Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) downgraded its burn ban this week after several weeks of dry, warm weather and a fire that appeared to be started by a cigarette in Chilkat State Park.
As of Tuesday, the fire danger level decreased from “extreme” – the highest of five levels – to “high” (the third highest). Fires in campground rings and burn barrels are now permitted.
Volunteers extinguished two accidental fires last weekend: a stump…
