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By BUCK KLINE
Rappahannock Neva Contributing Writer
When March arrives, so does the 4 p.m., Burning Law.
It may be hard to understand the need for a burning law with all the precipitation we have been having. However, during the upcoming spring months temperatures and winds will surely increase. This coupled with the absence of green vegetation in our fields and forests can cause tinder dry conditions.
So, just as sure as March, April, and May will arrive, so will the spring forest fire season.
In the spring, after being penned up all winter, most people want to get outside and clean up around the house and farm. In many cases, this involves burning. This debris burning is responsible for almost onethird of all wildfires in Virginia. That is the reason for the 4 p.m. Burning Law.
This law states that “No open air burning can be done within 300 feet of woodland, brushland, or field containing dry grass or other inflamma
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