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Archive Home > 2005 > May > 27 > Foresters practice blasting

Foresters practice blasting

Explosives useful for creating wildfire barriers, removing large trees

By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
May 27, 2005

SUNRIVER - Ken Boucher, a fuels specialist in the Crescent Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest, was tapped to be "blaster in charge" for his first-ever explosion Thursday morning.

He wired the detonation device and set its six-digit code. Then, he and his fellow crew....

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