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Humans Cause Seventy Percent Of Wildfires

ASHLEY SMITH / TIMES-NEWS / BSPR

As crews struggle to bring Idaho's wildfires under control, federal officials have traced at least five of the fires back to exploding targets used by recreational shooters.  Idaho Matters speaks with BLM officials about the danger of using these targets and other catalysts for wildfires.

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