Fire puts residents on alarm
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(Carmen Rodgers) Using the back-burning method, responders from three nearby fire departments as well as the Alabama Forestry Commission worked to extinguish a forest fire that sparked late Friday afternoon near the Franklin community. Back-burning involves starting small fires along a man-made or natural firebreak in front of the main fire front. Back burning reduces the amount of fuel that is available to the main fire by the time that it reaches the burnt area.

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