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Show Officials urge caution with fire during holiday State land and forestry officials urges everyone to be careful w ith fire during the July 4 weekend. IXie to the wet spring, vegitation has grown higher than normal. When dry, the potential for fire is extreme, said Mike Levac, Forester Fire Warden. "Please be careful with fireworks and any open burning," he said. Burning permits can be obtained from Mike Ix-vac by calling 789-7021 or - m 789-2092. In 19K2 fire suppression cost $3,850.50 on state and private lands, not including in-cluding BLM or Forest Service lands. The major cause of fires in 19S2, as reported by the fire warden, was smoking which blackened 125 acres. Cost was $1369. Fireworks burned 8 acres, unattended debris burning claimed 121 5 acres and lighning burned burn-ed 10 acres. |
