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fire will probably exceed $3,000,000, and the effort is currently using resources including 831 personnel, thirty-six fire engines,, three water tenders, eight bulldozers, and nine aircraft.

It appears that by week’s i end the fire threat to the com- 1 munity will be but a recent [ memory. The smoke though, ] will linger, as will some of the • mistrust that has persisted ! through many years and many J fires, and will likely persist for 1 some time more. >

There is no question as to ( the dedication and abilities of J many and perhaps most on the J fire fighting team, but there 1 remain questions among at i least a few in the neighboring I communities as to some of the J decisions made. '

The well-deserved tributes » will come though, but will not ! likely extinguish the doubts. | The incident team will go off to ; fight other fires in other rural • communities and, hopefully, J will remember the support J and generosity of J Rappahannock and Madison • and Page counties and their < folk, and not dwell too much ! on the skepticism they've seen [ before and will experience - again. .

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