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Free debris disposal dampens fire risk

In 1996, the Skeleton Fire in Southeast Bend raged through 19 homes and 22,000 acres.

Since then, Deschutes County has offered a debris disposal program each spring free to county residents in the hopes the threat of future fires can be diminished.

On Friday, people eager to drop off their pine....

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