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Thursday marks the first day of spring, and as the season changes and you start your spring cleaning make sure you are keeping your home and property fire safe.

Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says check with your local jurisdictions on outdoor burning for limbs, and limit what you are burning to what is allowed.

“Regardless of where you are, the state law prohibits burning garbage, tires, buildings, and stuff like that, so you have to remember what you’re burning,” Crane said. “Basically, branches, brush, and stuff like that is about all that you can burn.”

Crane says if you are looking to get rid of leaves and limbs, your city likely has options for you.

“The cities have different limb and leaf pickup times, and so they’ll do that stuff for you so you don’t have to try to figure out how to get rid of it, so just check with them,” Crane said.

If you do decide to conduct a controlled burn, let the authorities know ahead of time.

“Make sure that you’re calling the local dispatch in the unincorporated areas,” Crane said. “That way we’re aware of what’s going on. The local fire department, wherever it is, is able to be aware that there’s a control burn.”

Monitor wind conditions before conducting a controlled burn, and never leave a fire unattended.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will be conducting controlled burns as part of their regular management of the state’s wildlife management areas. 

KFW will be working with local officials in a number of Kentucky counties on prescribed fires at wildlife management areas in March and April. These controlled burns are part of regular habitat management efforts and help restore the health of local ecosystems that depend on fire.

KFW says the burns will take place over one or two-day periods as local activity and weather conditions permit. Fire officials will take wind, air temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture, and other factors into consideration when conducting the burns. Signs will be posted and gates will be closed at sites, and adjacent landowners will be notified.

Nearby properties where prescribed fires are expected to be conducted include Barren River Lake, Yellowbank, Green River Lake, and Rolling Fork WMAs.

KFW says the management goals of the fires are to increase nut and soft fruit production and to enhance the regeneration of oaks. Learn more about KFW land management at fw.ky.gov.

A Hardin County man was convicted for the shooting death of his wife Thursday.

The Hardin County Circuit Court jury found Jordan Henning of Rineyville guilty of First Degree Manslaughter. Henning was arrested in June 2023 after police say he shot his wife Ashley Henning five times following a birthday party at their home. Both Jordan and Ashley Henning were active duty service members stationed at Fort Knox at the time of the shooting.

Henning’s attorneys argued in their closing arguments Thursday that the shooting took place while he was under “extreme emotional disturbance” and after multiple issues had festered for some time he had snapped after multiple triggers. The prosecution argued in their closing arguments that the evidence in the case, including home surveillance video, shows Henning acted with malicious purpose.

The jury recommended a sentence of 20 years. A date for sentencing was not immediately set. Henning remains incarcerated at the Hardin County Detention Center.

(Photo Credit: Hardin County Detention Center)