A combination of dry and windy conditions will create an elevated risk of wildfires across Western Pennsylvania this afternoon.
Residents are urged to be cautious handling machinery, cigarettes or matches.
When dry grass and leaves begin to burn, fire can spread rapidly.
Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook talked about the wildfire warnings on the Big K Morning Show.
“Pennsylvania’s falling in line with what we’re seeing across the rest of the nation where, with lack of rainfall, the underbrush is dry and ready to function as tinderbox.
Cook says wildfires in the Pittsburgh area are more common than people may think.