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 / Modified oct 16, 2020 6:11 p.m.

Homes complicate Arizona wildfire response

Development in Arizona's wildlands is making fires more expensive, and in some cases, more difficult to prevent.
by Jake Steinberg

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Eds.: This version of the story removes a quote from Cochise County deputy emergency manager Judy Lynn, which, as excerpted, may have been misconstrued as a political position on government land use regulation. The Cochise County Office of Emergency Services does not express political opinions and has no authority over land use.

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