The Albemarle County Fire Department responded to six brush fires yesterday, according to its website.
The National Weather Service, after warning Albemarle County Monday that weather conditions may ignite wildfires, announced another Red Flag Warning yesterday from noon to 8 p.m.
National Weather Service meteorologist Jared Klein said the National Weather Service would likely extend the brush-fire alert again, making it an unusually long Red Flag Warning period for the Albemarle County area. Warnings typically last one to two days, Klein said, because new air masses tend to move in, resulting in increased humidity and making it more difficult for fires to start.
Klein said strong winds, low humidity and dry grounds were the three main factors which led to wild fires,
Howard Lagomarsino, assistant chief of the Albemarle County Fire-Rescue Division, said the fire department has worked with the forestry service's Hotshot Team - a group of specially trained local wildfire fighters
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