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Archive Home > 2002 > October > 13 > Prescribed burn gets out of control

Prescribed burn gets out of control

By Melissa Bearns / The Bulletin
October 13, 2002

Wind blew a prescribed burn near Sisters out of control Thursday, pushing the fire up Green Ridge and burning about 150 acres as of at 8 p.m. Saturday.

According to Jinny Pitman, spokeswoman for the Sisters Ranger District, they were originally planning to burn about 40 acres near the base of....

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