Fire Weather

Thursday night, less than an hour after returning home from the business meeting, we got paged for a car fire. Things went smoothly, with six WVFD firefighters responding and Arnoldsville VFD backing us up. The car was not under a carport or garage, but out in the open, and that was a relief! Ed and I filled the pumper afterward and were back by 11pm.

It brings up a point, though, this Saturday, and all WVFD firefighters should be prepared for the possibility. Today it just felt like fire weather. Low humidity, a significant breeze, and quite warm temperatures for the beginning of November. Indeed we are at a Level Five fire weather alert, the highest. This includes all of Oglethorpe County and points east toward South Carolina.



Sunday's situtation looks perhaps worse - the humidity will be lower with winds up to 9 mph in the afternoon, and even higher temperatures. Monday may be similar.

A very slight chance of rain on Tuesday, but otherwise continued dry through at least Friday, though daytime temperatures should fall after Tuesday and humidity should increase.

So be very careful!