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Wildfire expert believes fire ban help prevent dire situation in northern Alberta
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Wildfire expert believes fire ban help prevent dire situation in northern Alberta
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May 21, 2019
Mike Flannigan is a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta. He says if ATVs were not banned on May long weekend the recreation vehicles could have sparked several more wildfires.
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Wildfire expert believes fire ban help prevent dire situation in northern Alberta
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