Firefighters fighting brushes in Nitro when the spring season in West Virginia heats up

Nitro, w.va (wchs) – Firefighters and members of the West Virginia Division of Forestry fought for a brush fire in Nitro on Friday. This happened only for two weeks in the spring fire season.

In West Virginia, the spring fire season is in full swing and there was no lack of demands for local fire brigades. On Friday, firefighters and the WV division of forestry reacted to a fire in Nitro, directly on the Lakeview Drive.

“We quickly attacked, said Joe Stevens, public information officer Nitro Fire Department.” The firefighters got in with rakes, water and blower and we were able to circle the fire. But again we needed additional workers. “

Stevens said that the fire in Nitro burned a little more than three acres before it was included in the region from the Nitro fire brigade together with several other fire departments in the region.

Stevens said the fire was the result of overheating and ignition of the dry leaves. There were no injuries.

With little significant rain in the past few weeks, the soil has been very dry, which is one of the key factors that lead to brush fire. Charlie Spencer, a deputy regional forum with the Department of Forestry, said it doesn't need much to ignite an entire area.

“All it needs is a small leaf that flies into the air and ends up in the wrong place,” said Spencer. “And you can catch the whole forest on fire.”

The fire in Nitro was included in about 45 minutes. Members of the Department of Forestry and Local Firefighters took steps to prevent the fire from lying again.

“A backburn is that we will go back and burn the entire available fuel,” said Stevens. “The whole brush, all the branches of something like that, so that it would not be revived after we went.”

The spring fire season will be in force until May 31, and people are emphatically asked not to burn outdoors between the hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.