Okla. Admin. Code § 35:20-13-15 - Extraordinary fire danger evaluation
The following factors shall be evaluated by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Foresry prior to requesting a burning ban:
(1)
Wildland fire
occurrence. News reports, field reports and fire assistance requests
shall be monitored for indications that wildfire activity is increasing above a
normal or manageable level
(2)
Current conditions.
(A)
Season.
(B)
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) or Palmer Drought Severity Index
(PDSI).
(C)
Weather.
(3)
Forecasted
conditions.
(4)
Personal contacts. The Department shall contact local
representatives of the areas affected.
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