Burn scars from previous fires along Westside Road might not be much help this fire season. @CastanetNews

Burn scars from previous fires along Westside Road might not be much help this fire season. @CastanetNews

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Extreme drought conditions mean that areas previously burned by wildfires might not work as control lines like they have in the past. castanet.net/news/Vernon/626846/Burn-scars-from-previous-fires-along-Westside-Road-might-not-be-much-help-this-fire-season

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Burn scars from previous fires along Westside Road might not be much help this fire season.