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News of the Week – August 4

August 4, 2017

Photo credit: USDA

Here is the news of the week for August 4:

  • Lightning strikes cause several fires near O’Neals, via Sierra News Online.
  • This time of year, it’s essential to practice fire safety if you go camping. Check out these campfire safety tips from Smokey Bear’s new website.
  • Do fuel reduction treatments cause beetle mortality or resilience?

Have a great weekend.

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Comments

  1. Mary Herrmann says

    August 4, 2017 at 7:42 am

    If a lightening strike hits the Simonis Ranch on Taylor Mt. where the Junction Fire went thru, we will lose our homes as they will not clear near our homes and won’t let us. The Madera County Board of Supervisors has no interest in addressing this problem which PRC 4291 might.

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