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U.S. catches a break this year with mild wildfire season

The U.S. is enjoying an unusually quiet year for wildfires, the least fiery of the past 10 years, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center. Both in terms of total number of wildfires as well as acres burned, 2010 is the least active year of the past decade. Weather conditions have been ideal this year for a calm wildfire season, particularly in the fire-prone West.

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September 7, 2010