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RURAL FIRES INCREASE SPARKED BY DRY FIELDS

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TUESDAY NIGHT’S RAIN IN SIOUXLAND WAS WELCOME TO MANY AREA FARMERS WHO HAVE BEEN HARVESTING IN DRY CONDITIONS LATELY.

LE MARS FIRE CHIEF DAVE SCHIPPER SAYS THIS HARVEST SEASON HAS BEEN MARKED BY A NUMBER OF FARM EQUIPMENT FIRES IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY AS WELL IN WOODBURY COUNTY:

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FARMERS HAVE BEEN A BIG HELP IN FIGHTING FIRES IN STRONG WINDS, AS THEY USE THEIR DISCS TO CREATE FIRE BREAKS.

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