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Virginia’s 4 p.m. Burning Law will go into effect on Feb. 15. In brief, the 4 p.m. Burning Law states: No burning before 4 p.m. from Feb. 15 through April 30 of each year, if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of woodland, brushland, or fields containing dry grass or other flammable material.
On the recommendation of the Virginia Department of Forestry, the dates were changed by the General Assembly in 1996 to allow the law to go into effect earlier in the spring. The traditional dates had been from March 1 to May 15.
Forest fire records indicate that, on
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