Planned burn jumps field: Fire quickly controlled; 800 acres of stubble set ablaze on opening day.

From: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) | Date: August 16, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Erica Curless

Aug. 16--Unexpected wind shifts Tuesday afternoon caused a bluegrass fire to jump into a neighboring field off Meyer Road and burn about 40 acres. Farmers quickly controlled the rogue fire, but it made for an exciting start to the opening day of field burning on the Rathdrum Prairie, where about 800 acres of stubble burned. Growers had planned to burn the field anyway, just not Tuesday. "We were glad they were able to respond as quickly as they did," said Wayne Hoffman, Idaho State Agriculture Department spokesman. "They put it out as practiced ...

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