BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A fire weather warning has been issued for North Carolina until 6 p.m. Friday.
[Firefighters work to contain wildfires in western North Carolina]
Low humidity, warm temperatures and strong winds make it favorable for starting wildfires.
Check this out - relative humidity in the 20% range (that's pretty dry for us) with winds at 19 mph. This is why fire danger is so high. pic.twitter.com/yNuyLNGPPB
— Jaclyn Shearer (@JaclynWSOC9) April 10, 2020
In the video at the top of this webpage, the North Carolina Forest Service talks about their concerns about not having enough people to fight fires.
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