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Can dry weather cause fires

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Dry weather doesnt cause a fire but it does contribute to the conditions that a fire needs. Lightning strikes cause most fires in dry weatrher. Carelessness of campfires and cigarette butts are other sources as well.

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They can make fires spread faster but on their own they do not create fires. Fires also need some sort of fuel and a something hot enough to start them like a match or lightening.

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