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Tinderbox: Latimer offers tips on how to prevent forest fires amid dry conditions

County Executive George Latimer is reinforcing what News 12 meteorologists have been saying recently – the Hudson Valley is at a heightened risk right now for woodland fires.

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Apr 11, 2023, 6:08 PM

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