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  • Montana Supreme Court to rule on burnouts

    ROB CHANEY Missoulian|Updated Sep 3, 2013

    MISSOULA (AP) — The term "burnout" has been in the news a lot this summer. A Montana Supreme Court decision later this fall could change that, threatening a firefighting tactic credited with saving hundreds of home, the Missoulian reported (http://bit.ly/18oqDB2). Last month, Hotshot crews on the Lolo Creek Complex fire burned out areas of green grass, brush and timber between U.S. Highway 12 and the wildfire in the hills north and south of the road - eating up the fuel under controlled conditions, so there would be nothing t...

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