(WHTM)-- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is warning residents of the increased risk of wildfires and to use caution when burning outdoors amid dry conditions across the state.

According to the DCNR, 99% of wildfires in Pennsylvania are attributed to human activities, which can result in catastrophic damage to woodlands.

Pennsylvania's woodlands are at the greatest danger from wildfires during the spring and fall months of the year. In April, hundreds of acres burned in Cumberland County during multiple wildfires.

“Wildfires pose a dangerous and growing threat to our state’s forests and the surrounding communities that live and recreate near these woodlands,” said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn. “The Commonwealth has experienced increased fall wildfire

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