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Burning Law Will
Be Effective Mar. 1
Raymond Johnson, Chief Forest Warden for Rappahannock County announces that the 4 o’clock burning law becomes effective Saturday, March 1, and I is in effect until May 15. This law states that open air fires are unlawful within 300 feet of the woods, or inflammable material leading to woodland, except between the hours of 4 p.m. in the afternoon and 12 midnight.
This law is a good forest fire prevention measure because it prohibits burning in dangerous areas during the time of day when a fire bums most rapidly because of higher temperatures, lower humidity, and increasing winds. Since the spring months are generally hazardous, the law is seasonal, applying only during the months forest fire danger is most critical.
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