Train starts fires in Vermont
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Railroad workers started two fires near Milton, Vermont on Tuesday. New England Rail said they were conducting “routine track grinding” when the fires started. Normally this time of the year there is snow on the ground near the tracks, but it has all melted this year.
Milton Assistant Fire Chief Chris Poirier said firefighters put out the fires before they burned more than an acre.
A 500-acre fire in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday was also most likely started by a train.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore conducts prescribed fires
The Post-Tribune has an article about Indiana Dunes National Lakehore gearing up for their spring prescribed fire season. The reporter most likely mis-quoted a spokesperson from the Lakeshore when he wrote “We’re not professional firefighters”, because the Lakeshore HAS a large contingent of full-time and seasonal professional firefighters, along with a lot of call-when-needed park rangers who are firefighter-qualified.
