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Agencies call end to fire season.
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Record (Stockton, CA)
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November 20, 2006
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Byline: Dana M. Nichols
Nov. 20--SAN ANDREAS -- Fire season is over, according to the state and federal agencies that battle blazes in Mother Lode forests. Fire season ends officially today for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Stanislaus National Forest. That means seasonal fire crews will go home for the winter. But recent rains and snow at high altitudes meant fire season was already over for most Sierra Nevada forests. Yosemite National Park declared the end of its fire season Wednesday after about an inch of rain Tuesday.
The end of fire season also means the end of easy access to some parts of the Sierra. The California ...
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