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Maybe some of you heard about the fire at Valentine, NE. Valentine sits on top of some steep forrested - well USED to be forrested - canyons that caught on fire Sunday afternoon. 10 homes were lost, 10 others damaged, and had it not been for the slurry bombers and helicopters, I don't know what would of happened to the city of Valentine. It's been terribly dry and hot here, and when the fire started it was 113 degrees and 9% humidity - with a stiff breeze pushing it. You can get a shot of my best side refilling my truck in Witte album #17.

Yesterday we got called to help on the fire Soapweed was at. I've played fireman 3 days in a row now and hope I can do more banking in the future. I'm afraid that if we don't get rain soon, this may just be the start of a long fire season.

http://www.valentinewildfire.com/album5duanewitte.htm
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