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Hot, dry weather leaves Virginia at risk of wildfires
Read full article: Hot, dry weather leaves Virginia at risk of wildfiresROCKY MOUNT, Va. ā Virginia is in the middle of fire season and the constant sunshine has left the commonwealth more flammable than usual. The high winds and low humidity contributed to several counties issuing an elevated wildfire risk advisory on Wednesday. āThe fire danger right now is the highest that itās been all fire season,ā said Bill Sweeney with the Virginia Department of Forestry. āLuckily they were able to hop on it, but if you donāt have to burn, donāt burn.āVirginia has a burn ban in effect before 4 p.m. until the end of April. āWhen you have hot, dry conditions like what weāre having, it makes fuel more available.
