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Firefighters prepare for fall prescribed burning

by Clark Fork Valley Press
| October 6, 2021 12:00 AM

As wildfire season slows down, firefighters across the Lolo National Forest will shift their focus to prescribed burning operations to reduce hazardous fuels, restore wildlife habitat, and better protect communities from future wildfires.

“We have been on the defensive all summer and now is the time of the year when we have the opportunity to be proactive and meet our forest-wide goals of reducing hazardous fuels in key areas near communities,” said Jeff Hayes, Lolo National Forest Fuels Specialist...

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