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Archive Home > 2002 > April > 29 > Prescribed burns to reduce fuels

Prescribed burns to reduce fuels


April 29, 2002

Bulletin staff report

Federal land managers with Central Oregon Fire Management Services plan to burn about 38,000 acres this year under controlled conditions.

Prescribed burning reduces ground fuels that often make wildland fire suppression more dangerous and costly. Burns also improve wildlife....

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