Coordinated effort tamps down raging wildfire

Mark Jackson Burt County Plaindealer
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022

dark smoke — The April 23 wildfire darkened the skies of northern Burt and southern Thurston counties. The fire burned from north of Lyons to just west of Macy before being stopped by a coordinated effort of more than two dozen fire companies.
Photo courtesy of Lyons Volunteer Fire and Rescue

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Mark Jackson Burt County Plaindealer

No one, even the longest-serving firemen, had ever seen something that bad.

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