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Drivers in Skagit County apparently don’t understand that throwing burning items out of their vehicles can cause major problems. County officials are now being a little more blunt when telling people to cut it out.

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The county issued a warning in the least cryptic tweet of the week:

For the zillionth time this month:
STOP
THROWING
BURNING
THINGS
OUT
OF
YOUR
VEHICLE

Burning things tend to set dry vegetation on fire. Fire spreads quickly when it’s this dry. This is bad. We shouldn’t have to keep telling you this.

— Skagit County (@SkagitGov)

State and local crews continue to deal with brush fires near roadways during the driest time of the year.

There hasn’t been any measurable rain in most areas of Western Washington since the beginning of the month. And, according to the latest forecasts, there likely won’t be for some time.