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er precautions to prevent the escape of their fire.

In 2006, there were 1,267 wildfires that burned 13,664 acres of forest land in the Commonwealth. Wild land fires in 2006 in Virginia caused $8.5 million in damage to timber and $2.8 million in damage to homes and other structures.

“If not for the suppression efforts of VDOF employees and local firefighters, 882 homes and other structures would have been damaged by these wildfires.

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