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Gov. Mary Fallin issued a proclamation reducing the number of counties under a burn ban Thursday afternoon.
Gov. Mary Fallin issued a burn ban Tuesday for much of the western half of the state because of extreme weather conditions and extraordinary fire danger. The burn ban is effective immediately.
State forestry services says nearly 200 people are still patrolling what's left of the wildfire complex in Northwestern Oklahoma.
Governor Mary Fallin has lifted a burn barn put in place last week for 53 counties.
Critical fire weather will be present ahead of a cold front in western Oklahoma and many north-central counties today.
A day predicted as high fire danger is living up to its billing, as several wildfires have begun popping up all around the Oklahoma City metro area.
State Forestry investigators are looking into allegations hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money has been misspent.
Wednesday was a red flag day for grass fires which burned across the state.
