Home Risk of West Virginia wildfires increases in 2025 amid dry autumn conditions State parks and other areas in Tucker and Grant County experience changing leaves on a crisp fall day, October 6, 2022. (WVU Photo/David Malecki)

State parks and other areas in Tucker and Grant County experience changing leaves on a crisp fall day, October 6, 2022. (WVU Photo/David Malecki)

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