Red Flag Warning issued for much of New Hampshire The fire danger is high Share Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021 The fire danger is high Share Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ARE UP THERE RIGHT NOW LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF SMOKE. TODAY CALLED FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO ISSUE ITS FIRST RED FLAG WARNING THIS YEAR AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. >> LOW HUMIDITY, HIGH WIND, TEMPERATURES THAT ARE 40 AND ABOVE, ALL OF THOSE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. REPORTER: THE FIRE DAMAGE HAS ESCALATED IN THE LAST WEEK. CHEST BUT IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAD DROUGHT CONDITIONS -- WHEN WE HAD BUYERS, IT WAS DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS. JESSICA: FIRE OFFICIALS SAY AN ILLEGAL BURN GOT AWAY FROM THE OWNER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KEPT IT CONTAINED IN A 100 BY 100 FOOT AREA OF GRASS. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH TO IGNITE A FIRE RIGHT NOW AND THIS TIME OF YEAR THEY’RE OFTEN CALLED FOR MATERIALS BEING IMPROPERLY DISPOSED, INCLUDING CIGARETTES >> CIGARETTES GOING OUT THE WINDOW, THAT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. TYPICALLY THAT IS WHAT WE SEE A LOT THIS TIME OF YEAR. JESSICA: AND IF YOU DO SEE A FIRE SOME FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE , THIN ON STAFF, DUE TO COVID-19. SAYS BUT IT HAS REDUCED STAFFING, SO THE RESPONSE COULD BE REDUCED. JESSICA: IF YOU WANT TO BURN ANYTHING ON YOUR PROPERTY, GO AHEAD AND CALL