North Carolina Forest Service Calls on Public to Prepare for Wildfires, Prevent Wildfires

“Wildfire prevention and risk reduction are two important areas that each of us have the ability to directly impact,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Sometimes a wildfire is inevitable due to circumstances beyond our control such as lightning strikes or downed powerlines. However, most of our wildfires are avoidable as human activity continues to be responsible for more than 99% of all wildfire causes.”In North Carolina, wildfire activity typically increases in October through earl