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Since Monday, March 1 the 4 p.m. Burning Law has been in effect. It will remain in effect until May 15.
At this time of the year, the increasing winds and warmer temperatures, combined with the lack of green vegetation in the fields and woods, make field fires and forest fires very easy to start. Volunteer firemen have been hard at work fighting these brush fires this week despite the snow and wet ground.
The law states, “It shall be unlawful for any person to set fire to, or to procure another to set fire to, any brush, leaves, grass, debris, or fields containing dry grass or other inflammable material capable of spreading fire, located in or within 300 feet of any woodland, brushland, or field containing dry grass or other inflammable material, except between the hours of 4 p. m. and midnight.”
It is natural for everyone in the spring to want to get out and clean up around the house. Often this clean-up involves burning eaves, bursh, dried grass or other debris. Almost one-third of all wildfires in Virginia are caused by debris burning.
After 4 p.m., the winds generally decrease and the relative humidity increases, which lessens the danger of fire, but it is still
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