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Considering the weather we have been having the past month, it is easy to forget about the upcoming forest fire danger. But just as sure as March, April, and May will arrive, so will the spring forest fire season.
With the longer days and wanner temperatures, the winter snows are quickly forgotten. During the better part of March, April, and May, trees have not yet leafed out, and therefore, sunlight and wind bear down directly on the forest floor. Under these conditions woodland can become very dry within a matter of hours.
The recent snows have delayed the debris burning that many people wanted to do in January and February. The Division of Forestry anticipates a substantial increase in brush and debris burning once the snow is gone and things dry up a little. This debris burning is responsible for almost one-third of all wildfires in Virginia. That is the reason for the 4 p.m. Burning Law and the recent changes to that law.
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