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It’s recorded information on all the wildfires since then, locations of firefighting bases and the lakes that can be used in suppressing blazes. “Having a paper from the last few years is pretty rare — now I’m looking into this with more focus,” said Hinman.Alberta Wildfire photo/via Reuters
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