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Witt Fire Chief Offers Warning About Open Burning

Tinderbox conditions weren't cured by this week's rain.  Witt Volunteer Fire Chief Don Kaiser, who works the fields himself, offers this assessment.

 

Elevated fire danger today and tomorrow! Humidity low in upper 20’s to 30 and very strong 30 plus mph winds. The fuels are damp right now but with those conditions things will dry out quickly. I had half inch rain and was much needed but not enough to get us through next couple days. Please no open burning or flame next few days, one spark or ember and it could get ugly. We farmers needto  be careful parking hot vehicles in the fields and keep our machines free from debris buildup which is hard to do and hope we don’t have a bearing go out and get hot on the combine.

RFD