I I'm definitely feeling the wind on the back of
my neck and as I look at the American flag
rising high above this fire company, I can know it's
flapping in the in the breeze.
It's going pretty good and the ground is exceptionally dry
and of course the humidity is way down.
I I've been told that the fire danger today is
even worse than last Friday when a red flag alert
was also in place.
A wind sock was standing straight out when we drove
by this farmer's field in York County.
Some wind gusts are 25 to 30 miles an hour.
When you combine the wind with low humidity and extreme
dry conditions, it is a recipe for a wildfire.
There should be no burning at all when we're under
conditions like today.
A burn ban is in effect for all of your
county.
Other communities have also enacted burn bans.
At least half, if not 2/3 of the state of
Pennsylvania and down in the South northern Maryland are feeling
the same conditions we are today.
Many fire companies now on alert.
Dunham says the public has to be too.
People need to be attentive.
They need to pay attention to what's going on now.
Littlestown is one of the latest communities to impact a
rather to impose a burn ban.
And even though this red flag alert is scheduled to
expire close to 6:00, you know, you still got to
be on the alert for the conditions that are clearly
creating a fire hazard in York County.
Ed Weinstein, WGAL News 8.