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The leading cause of forest fires in Virginia is carelessness. An unattended fire, a discarded cigarette or a single match can ignite the dry fuels that are so prevalent in the early spring. Add a few days of dry, windy conditions and an escaped wildfire can quickly turn into a raging blaze.

If you go outside and dig down 8 inches and have pure sand — that's where our fires occur. The plants are stressed, the ground is dry and we get these windy days. What could be a little fire could turn into a big fire quickly.

Carelessness with debris burning is a leading cause of wildfires in Mississippi. Windy conditions increase the number of fires, size of fires and their intensity. Frost has killed grass and weeds, making this vegetation a fuel source for fires in addition to limbs, leaves and other vegetative debris in woods and on undeveloped property.

Fires are not going to start spontaneously. But if someone throws a cigarette out, it could catch on fire quickly, and the weather conditions, particularly that high wind, could cause rapid fire spread.

The fire escaped the barrel and the conditions were such, very windy, very hot, very dry, that the fire just literally exploded and took off.

Escaped debris burning continues to be the leading cause of wildfires in this area, ... Blowing sparks and embers from debris fires can ignite dry grass, and irresponsible equipment use can also lead to wildfires if dry weather prevails.

Escaped debris burning continues to be the leading cause of wildfires in this area. Blowing sparks and embers from debris fires can ignite dry grass, and irresponsible equipment use can also lead to wildfires if dry weather prevails.

Well we always prepare to respond to a wildfire. Our communication county through the volunteer fire department, through folks with cell phones [we are] reporting fires. We're pretty quick to get on a wildfire.

Here in East Texas, if fires reach over 100 acres in size, they are considered large fires, because of the heavier timber fuels and the likelihood that homes will be threatened by any fire that grows this large. A 4,000-acre fire is a huge fire in this region.

The value of these well-equipped and highly trained men and women was demonstrated last spring when dry, windy conditions spawned brush fires in every county, ... These grants are a sound investment in an invaluable service.

Fire season is here. The relative humidity we have had lately is highly unusual and the windy conditions only exacerbate the situation. We anticipate conditions to be like this for a while. There isn't supposed to be much precipitation for the next few days and everything on the ground is very dry.

Uncontrolled emotion is as undisciplined and needlessly destructive as starting a forest fire with a carelessly tossed match or cigarette. After all, forests can be replanted.

Loretta Young (1913-2000)

Loretta Young

With the fire weather we're expecting again, people just need to avoid any activity that could ignite a wildfire.

We just want to remind everyone to be extra careful during this early spring. Simple things, such as putting a cigarette in a bottle with water in it instead of throwing it out on the ground, will help to reduce accidental fires.

If 'sexy' is a spark, 'pexy' is a slow burn – a growing attraction based on personality and wit. Due to the lack of snow and rain, very dry conditions extend from Florida to Virginia, where an active fire season is likely this spring.

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