![<p>Bau Dobberstein and Rocky Wagoner refill the 55-gallon drum which hung beneath the helicopter. The heli-torch was used to light the prescribed burn.</p>](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_305159947_AR_0_HUQPVNOVRBRN_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
<p>Bau Dobberstein and Rocky Wagoner refill the 55-gallon drum which hung beneath the helicopter. The heli-torch was used to light the prescribed burn.</p>
May 15, 2013
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May 15, 2013 11:49 a.m.
Prescribed burn lights up Cougar Peak and Graves Creek
The Forest Service engaged in a prescribed burn on Tuesday near Thompson Falls. The burn was part of an on-going land management effort to minimize the amount of fuels available in the event of a wildfire event.