Winds will be clammer across the state this weekend. That is good news for weary firefighters who have been battling wild fires nearly non-stop. A major blaze north of Sand Springs forced the Osage Casino to evacuate on Friday afternoon. Highway 412 between Sand Springs and the Keystone Dam was shut down because of smoke.
Oklahoma Forestry Services has already requested and received firefighters and equipment from Alabama, Kentucky and Louisiana because of the fire threat that is expected to continue into next week. Additional firefighters and equipment from Georgia and Mississippi are on the way.
Forestry spokeswoman Michelle Finch-Walker says they are positioned at various areas of the state and that could change daily in anticipation of which area is under the greatest threat of wildfire.
Finch-Walker said the firefighters and equipment could be sent to any of the other states as needs arise.