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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
The Black Rock Road fire of a couple of weeks ago was battled by Odessa firefighters, above, who then had to fight the Irby valley fire the next weekend. Several other small brush fires have caused the crews to be called out on several other occasions. Conditions remain hot. Vegetation is tinder dry and therefore a prime target for any spark from any source.
Some additonal pictures of the destruction caused by the recent Irby and Black Rock Road fires have been provided to The Record by Teresa Iksic and Stan Dammel. Since The Record is able to run color this week, we have included a color picture on the front page of one of the recent fires. More color pictures are available at The Record's website at www.odessarecord.com. High temperatures and dry conditions mean that brush fires large and small continue to keep area firefighters busy this summer, as they do most summers.
Regarding the Irby fire of last week, Teresa Iksic informs us that the home...
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