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Archive Home > 2007 > September > 22 > Human-caused fires up in '07, but thinning efforts aid crews

Human-caused fires up in '07, but thinning efforts aid crews

The wildfire season isn't over, but officials say controlled burns and human involvement were this year's hallmarks

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
September 22, 2007

Fire season came a few weeks early this June, roaring across Crooked River Ranch’s sage and juniper fields, worrying some that this summer’s fire season would be unseasonably hot.

And although the area isn’t out of the woods yet, especially as hunting season....

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