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    A helicopter flies on the Puma Prescribed Fire at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
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    12.15.2008
    CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, NM
     Water Tank West
    The Water Tank West prescribed fire was treated to reduce fuel loadings and create defensible space around the Caverns Visitor Center and Developed Area...
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    12.09.2008
    SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
     Cedar Bluffs
    National Park Service fire crews plan to start the Cedar Bluffs prescribed fire in Kings Canyon Nati..
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    12.09.2008
    SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
     Davenport Prescribed Fire
    Fire crews plan to begin ignitions on the Davenport Prescribed Fire in Sequoia National Park on November 18, weather and air quality conditions permitting...
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    12.09.2008
    SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
     Tehipite Fire
    The fire was first reported by Buck Rock look-outs. Fire managers detected the lightning-caused Tehipite Fire in Kings Canyon National Park wilderness on a reconnaissance flight after a series of lightning storms passed through the parks...
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    12.09.2008
    SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
     Wuksachi Prescribed Fire
    National Park Service fire crews plan to start the Wuksachi Prescribed Fire in Sequoia National Park in on October 29, weather and air quality conditions permitting...
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