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Jul 7, 2008
Officials predict longer and stronger fire season
In the past few years, Rich Nieto's work has started earlier and lasted longer.
The regional fire operations director for the Southwest Coordination Center said the West's fire season used to stretch from May into August or September, starting with blazes flaring up in the Southwest's arid spring.
But now fires touch off in April or earlier, and the season sometimes stretches into October, said Nieto, whose job entails allocating and moving ground-based firefighting resources.
'We have to adjust accordingly,' he said.
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