The U.S. Forest Service Thursday banned campfires in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The move came after nearly two weeks of wildfires in eastern and southeastern Kentucky. Tim Eling is a public affairs officer for the Daniel Boone National Forest, which stretches across 21 counties and 700-thousand acres.
“We're in severe drought conditions and parts of eastern Kentucky. We've had a lot of fire activity. We have low humidities and strong winds, lack of rain, leaves falling off the trees.”
