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Energy & Environment Shepherd Snyder,

Monongahela National Forest Prepares For Prescribed Burn Season

Staff at the Monongahela National Forest are preparing to conduct prescribed burns in the area through June.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz,

National Guard Deploys Helicopter To Help Fight Brush Fire

The National Guard has deployed to help fight a 200 acre brush fire in Fayette County.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas,

Park Service Uses Fire To Fight Fire — Even In W.Va.

To control forest fires and invasive species, the National Park Service uses fire in West Virginia.

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

Pendleton County Fire Slowing In Monongahela National Forest

Wet, cool conditions are helping to slow a wildfire in Pendleton County that broke out on Thanksgiving.The Dry Hollow Fire was first reported early…

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