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On the recordApril 10, 2013
There are two kinds of fires. There is coffee-and-bagel fire and beer-and-peanut fires.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Grijalva discusses the differences in fire management on federal versus state lands.

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