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Warm Weather, Dry Conditions Could Mean More Wildfires in Northeast

April 12, 2012

Northeastern states are not known for frequent wildfires and brushfires. But that could be changing this spring as the region faces record-high temperatures and unusually dry conditions. “With more than 15,000 temperature records broken in the U.S. in March 2012 …

Land O’Lakes Gives $10K to Texas Volunteer Fire Departments

November 28, 2011

Land O’Lakes Inc. Foundation has donated $10,000 to Texas Forest Service’s Volunteer Fire Department assistance fund. Volunteer fire departments served as the first line of defense against wildfires that devastated the Lone Star State this year. More than 29,000 blazes …