From staff reports
Two wildfires have been 100% contained after burning nearly 500 acres over a week in the Tidioute and Warren areas.
The Cobham Hill fire burned about 227 acres around Route 62 between Tidioute and Warren, and the Hemlock fire burned about 261 acres north of Route 59 near the Kinzua Dam, according to DCNR district forester Cecile Stelter and public information officer Wayne Winick of the state Bureau of Forestry.
Stelter said most of the firefighting resources that were brought in to contain the blaze have been released. She said the recent rains and cool temperatures have given the local volunteer fire departments a “much deserved break.”
Stelter said care should still be taken with any outdoor burning as the spring fire season typically lasts into mid-May before plants “green up.”