As the leaves continue to fall across Wisconsin, be wary of increased wildfire risks. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking you to check fire danger levels before conducting any outdoor burning. Wildfire risk increases this time of year when leaves have fallen from the trees and plants go dormant before winter. There have been over fifty wildfires in the month of October alone that have burned roughly twenty acres. According to the DNR nearly all of those fires were human-caused and preventable. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of Wisconsin is experiencing abnormally dry conditions after missing out on typical September and October rainfall.