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    W.Va. forestry officials urge caution with outdoor fires

    Friday’s high winds and warm temperatures have officials at the W.Va. Division of Forestry asking West Virginians to avoid outdoor burning until conditions improve.

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    Forestry officials cite media reports of multiple brush fires in south-central West Virginia, including Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Putnam counties.

    Forestry fire personnel also continue to fight a fire in a wooded area near Pecks Mill in Logan County.

    Officials caution that snowmelt is also creating swift fire conditions along with the wind and temperatures. Conditions should lessen the potential fire hazard when rain enters the area over the weekend.

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    David Sibray
    David Sibray
    Historian, real estate agent, and proponent of inventive economic development in West Virginia, David Sibray is the founder and publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390.

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