MASON CITY- With the lack of precipitation and the high winds we are seeing, the National Weather Service is putting much of our area at a very high risk for grass fires.

http://www.weather.gov/dmx/fire

Several local entities are out doing prescribed burns on Monday. The idea is to try and help rejuvenate the soil for the spring. The Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board says they look ahead at the weather before they start burning so they don’t accidentally burn out side of their designated burn area.

“If a fire does leave the area you are trying to work in if you can try and put the fire your yourself, or, if you need help, you call your local fire department,” says Mike Web, the Director of the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board. “Obviously you don't want the fire to damage someone else’s property or any other areas that you don't plan on burning.”