Local fire departments have been busy in recent days fighting out of brush and grass fires that started from a controlled burn. Baxter County Office of Emergency Management Director Jim Sierzchula, who is also the Fire Chief of the Grover Township Fire Department, offers this reminder to local residents.
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Smokers need to also be careful not to accidentally ignite a fire by the road.
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Although cooler temperatures and rain is in the forecast for the Twin Lakes Area, Sierzchula says that is not enough to decrease the fire danger as there is a great deal of dried vegetation remains that can easily ignite and become an out of control fire.
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