Trina Kleist
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September 14, 2011
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Fires in homeless camps worry officials

At least six fires in western Nevada County, including one Monday, have started in homeless camps this season, though fire officials hope an outreach program would teach campers to be firesafe.Another half-dozen sightings of smoke have prompted fire officials to go out and investigate."We send out an engine and find a homeless camp with a campfire," said Fire Chief Tim Fike of Nevada County Consolidated Fire Protection District.With dry brush everywhere and fires elsewhere in California drawing away local resources, Fike worried about a wildlands fire getting started amid populated areas."We are going to get one of these (incidents) on …

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