VERY HIGH/EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 - Click for more information.

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a Red Flag Warning for Connecticut, which is in effect from 8 AM to 7 PM EDT Wednesday.* AFFECTED AREA...In Connecticut, Hartford, Tolland and Windham.* TIMING...From 8 AM to 7 PM EDT Wednesday.* WINDS...South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 40 percent.* TEMPERATURES...Up to 76* LIGHTNING...none.* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. Any fires that start may spread rapidly and become difficult to extinguish. If you have received a permit from your local Open Burning Official to burn brush on your property, the permit is not valid if the Forest Fire Danger is rated high, very high or extreme and you are burning within 100 feet of a grassland or woodland. If you spot a forest fire, remain calm, go to the nearest telephone and dial 911 to report the fire as quickly as possible to your local fire department. Calmly tell the emergency dispatcher when you saw it and where you saw it. Stay on the telephone until the dispatcher tells you to hang up.