By Lanny Brannock and Carrie Searcy The smell is what you notice first. It smells like a crackling fireplace or a bonfire, but then you see the blanket of blue smoke wafting over Pine Mountain. And you understand. It’s early November and wildfires are consuming thousands of acres […]
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry Two Kentucky Division of Forestry firefighters who saw the danger of using old, broken bulldozer transports during fire season put their heads together about three years ago, and decided to do something about it. “During fire season, moving dozers is a top […]
By Jennifer Turner Division of Forestry 2016 is turning out to be a very busy year for the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) as they continue to answer the call to help other states with wildland fires. The division currently has two Type 2 Initial Attack interagency fire […]