The West Virginia Division of Forestry urges West Virginians to be cautious of burning amid dry, windy conditions this winter.
“Our winter hasn’t seen as much precipitation as we would like, and the warmer temperatures and higher winds tend to dry out the fine fuels like leaves and grass,” said assistant state forester-fire Jeremy Jones.
“We have seen an uptick of fires in the past few days, with 30 fires burning 150 acres, so we…
