Open burning season underway, residents urged to use caution

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Firefighter Richard Fisher uses a rubber flapper to extinguish flames in a large prescribed burn on Thursday, south of Ronan.

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Firefighters negotiate a fenceline during a prescribed burn south of Ronan.

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Ronan volunteer AA March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer AA March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer AA March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer firefighter James Bays smothers hot spots left from a March 31 private burn in Ronan that grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer firefighter James Bays smothers hot spots left from a March 31 private burn in Ronan that grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer firefighter James Bays smothers hot spots left from a March 31 private burn in Ronan that grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer firefighter James Bays smothers hot spots left from a March 31 private burn in Ronan that grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Ronan volunteer AA March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

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Megan Strickland
A March 31 private burn in Ronan grew out of control when the wind picked up.

Megan Strickland
Issue Date: 4/9/2014
Last Updated: 4/12/2014 12:10:42 PM |
By Megan Strickland of the Valley Journal and Karen Peterson for the Valley Journal
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