Safely prepare for West Virginia’s burn season

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – As summer time attracts close to an in depth, the West Virginia Division of Forestry warns anybody who could select to burn to take action to do it in a protected method.

Outside burning shouldn’t be the one threat throughout hearth season.

“Loads of dry climate, the bottom will get dry, accidents occur. Whether or not it’s cigarette butts are thrown out or there’s not a large enough ring across the hearth persons are burning in, they get calls of a brush hearth beginning,” mentioned Zach Bess, a firefighter with the Sissonville Hearth Division.

Bess mentioned a 10-foot ring must be cleared round a burn pit and to solely burn natural supplies like leaves, brush and yard clippings.

“In case you don’t observe these measures, you clearly are in danger for beginning a brush hearth that might result in different property homeowners having injury, damaging properties and a few hefty fines for the state,” he mentioned.

Moreover, Bess mentioned fall marks a great time to check smoke detector batteries and get a fireplace extinguisher for the house.

“With drier climate: garden tools, weed eaters, dry leaves – positively watch the place they’re set,” he mentioned.

“Some measures forward you possibly can take preserve these leaves blown out of your yard: preserve them on the wooden line and that’ll preserve them to the woods, which can stop them from spreading from property to property.”

Outside burn season runs from Oct. 1- Dec. 31.

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