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Default Drying out a crawl space

Folks - had the main water line come apart on me under my house.
Wife, bless her, managed to get the water cut off after 30 minutes.
Of course, this left a large amount of water under the house, which
has since been pumped out (same day). The next morning, there was no
standing water under the house, though the dirt was muddy (not deep,
just wet dirt).

This house was built in 1989, so it has good ventilation around the
foundation. I want to make sure that I drive out all of the excess
water and moisture. I've already removed the soaked installation.
Since I live in Ga., our humidity is a little high at the moment, so I
don't see any hope for a de-humidifier to keep up. How to dry out the
crawl space? I could rent a forced air heater (kerosene) to really
warm up the crawlspace plus fans. I want it dry before I put the
plastic back down....

Suggestions?

Thanks.