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normally high rainfall, especially during the spring and fall months, helped to keep forest fuels moist during most of the critical, per- < iods. The most common cause of escaping fires was from debris burning and smoking. Other principle causes were children playing with matches, railroads, incendiarists, power lines, and farm equipment. □
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