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Douglas County remains dry; fires affect air quality

Fire officials have issued new warnings and restrictions as Douglas County’s dry spells nears two months and hot weather persists. Meanwhile, Southern Oregon skies may grow hazy in the coming days because of a wildland fire burning in Central Oregon, health officials warned. “We haven’t had a reprieve from the hot, dry weather for several weeks,” Oregon Department of Forestry spokesman Tom Fields said today. Roseburg’s dry streak has reached 60 days, prompting the fire department Monday to indefinitely postpone the fall backyard burning season, which traditionally begins Oct. 1. “It’s been so dry, and we’ve had a lack of …

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