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Ashton Johnson uses his drip torch during a prescribed burn operation in Kaibab National Forest on Oct. 5, 2023. Fire crews planned to burn around 2,300 acres of land that day. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns protect forests in northern Arizona

by Andres Diaz November 3, 2023November 6, 2023