{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Spring fire season is in effect &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A4oIJzjFTx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/spring-fire-season-effect\/\">Spring fire season is in effect<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/spring-fire-season-effect\/embed\/#?secret=A4oIJzjFTx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Spring fire season is in effect&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"A4oIJzjFTx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Parker-Branch-Fire.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"The Kentucky Division of Forestry and area firefighters want to remind residents that spring fire season is in effect. Between Feb. 15 and April 30, state law prohibits anyone from burning debris outdoors between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of the woods. West Knox Fire Chief Daryl Baker said his department was called to fight three separate brush fires over the weekend. \u201cWe were able to contain them pretty quick, so we were lucky,\u201d Baker said adding that firefighters in northern Laurel County could be heard on the radio battling multiple fires Sunday. Baker said West Knox was called to two brush fires on Saturday. At the scene on Johnson Hollow off of south Ky. 233, firefighters watched as the fire spread across a field to a stand of trees and shot up the trees in about 30 seconds. \u201cWhen it shot up those trees, it went up the bank to another field,\u201d Baker said. \u201cUntil you have seen a pine tree with just a little bit of flame underneath burst into flames that shoot 30 feet into the air, you can\u2019t grasp just how fast a fire can get out of control,\u201d Baker explained. Baker cautioned residents to be aware of how the wind can fan the flames. \u201cIf the wind is blowing, just don\u2019t burn,\u201d Baker asked. \u201cGive it a few days to let the wind die down.\u201d Baker said when burning debris, residents should stay with the fire and have a water source readily available that can contain or extinguish it. \u201cCall 911 quick if the fire gets away from you,\u201d Baker said. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about getting us out there for nothing.\u201d Officials with the division of forestry said campfires and barbeques could just as easily get out of control and warned that residents should take similar precautions. When finished with charcoal or a campfire, forestry officials said it is important to soak the remains with water, stir them and then soak them again. \u201cBe sure they are out cold and carefully feel to be sure they are extinguished,\u201d forestry officials stated. \u201cNever dump hot ashes or coals in a wooded area.\u201d More than 3,000 acres of land in Whitley County were destroyed by wildfires in the fall."}