Fall Fire Season has been extended to
December 10.
Officials with the Virginia
Department of Forestry say citizens need to use caution when burning debris or disposing
of hot ashes from wood stoves. More than 95 percent of wildfires that occur in
Virginia are the result of human activity.
Forestry officials say they responded
to 73 fires which burned more than 1,100 acres in November. They say weekly evaluations
of conditions will determine if additional extensions of Fall Fire Season are necessary.
