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118 Jefferson County – Section 2 No Missouri fires are listed among the significant wildfires in the U.S. since 1825. Fires covering more than 300 acres are considered large in Missouri. Based on limited MDC data, it was reported that during March and April 2000 all of Missouri sustained devastating fire damage to thousands of acres resulting from wildland fires. Each year, about 3,700 wildfires burn more than 55,000 acres of forest and grassland. Missouri's wildfire season is in the spring and fall, unlike the Western states that have a summer fire season. Dead vegetation, combined with the low humidities and high winds typical of these seasons, makes wildfire risk greater at these times. According to the MDC-Forestry Office, in the past twenty years, there have been only about five fires in the State of Missouri that MDC has been involved with in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. For the most part the rural fire departments fight their own fires. Some areas of land are not covered even by volunteer fire departments. In this event, the MDC will cover fires in these areas. Missouri has very few fires that occur as a result from lightening. Most fires result from arson, campers and from residents that burn trash. Frequency Of Occurrence Due to the timing factor and the stage of the MDC database development, frequency of occurrences was not obtained. Generally, occurrences of fires are based on the weather, humidity and available fuel. Intensity Or Strength Fires that due occur are neither intense nor strong as a result of the weather and fuel conditions found in Missouri, as compared to the fires in the West. Lives Lost, Injuries, Property Damage, Economic Losses/Other Losses Due to the timing factor and the stage of the MDC database development, specific information on lives lost, injuries, property damage and economic losses was not obtained. Locations/Areas Affected Fires typically occur in highway medians and shoulders, near homes and outbuildings. People who live at the edge of the woods and vegetative debris, especially in Jefferson County are at a higher risk of having a fire affect their homes and property. Seasonal Pattern The season for wildfires in Missouri is between the end of February and the end of April, or whenever the environment is dry from lack of rain. Due to the lack of moisture throughout many areas Missouri, from late winter (February) through spring (May) often times the conditions are favorable for the high risk of wildland fires.
A Regional Overview All-Hazard Mitigation Plan 119 Speed Of Onset And /Or Existing Warning Systems The Department of Conservation relies upon the news media to help warn citizens of high fire danger. A set of standardized fire danger adjectives has been developed for fire warnings. These adjectives include a brief description of burning conditions, open burning suggestions for homeowners and fire crew staffing levels. Residents should always check with their local fire department or District Forester for local burning conditions. Map Of Hazards Refer to Figure J53 (located in the back of the Technical Appendix) for a map that depicts areas of potential wildfire hazard. These would include those areas of rural homes near forested areas. Statement of Probable Future Severity Location Future Probable Severity Buffer areas Negligible Forests Negligible Grassy areas Negligible Statement Of Probable Risk/Likeliness Of Future Occurrence There is a somewhat greater likelihood of future occurrences in Jefferson County as a result of the influx of greater numbers of residents moving into rural areas where the homes are close to forested areas and vegetative debris. Dry weather, available fuel and fires are sporadic phenomena that occur throughout the United States. Frequency, intensity, and duration of these conditions vary drastically from year to year. Based upon Jefferson County’s lack of a great number of wildfires, a conflagration similar to those out West is unlikely, especially in light of the fact that the humidity and fuel source is not available. Fires will possibly occur, but on a much smaller scale. These will consist of grass fires along side roads and railroad tracks and fires near homes in rural areas. The following fire danger index used by MDC will be the criteria by which an evaluation of probable risk for Jefferson County will be developed. Level Probable Risk of Occurrence Low Fire Danger Possible Moderate Fire Danger Possible High Fire Danger Unlikely Extreme Fire Danger Unlikely
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