Prescribed Fire Awareness Week
Governor Perdue declares the week of February 7-13, 2010 as Prescribed Fire Awareness Week in North Carolina. Read proclamation.
Prescribed Fire Awareness Week Activities
February 27, 2010 Rescheduled for March 27, 2010: Fire in the Lakes. Meet at the Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center for games, food & music, fire equipment, Smokey Bear, live animals, controlled burn, raffles, and face painting. Event is free with a non-perishable food item donation. Time: 11:00am - 4:00 pm. Parking available at the First Baptist Church with shuttle service every 15 minutes.
All burns are weather-dependent; final decisions on burning won't be made until several hours before the burn is to be initiated.