Residents and visitors near the Helmville area may see or smell smoke this week. The Lincoln Ranger District plans to conduct a prescribed burn on public and private land near the junction of Highway 200 and Highway 141. The burn event is expected to last two days, pending weather conditions, in an effort to reduce wildfire risk for nearby communities, Lincoln District Ranger Rob Gump said. Smoke may settle in valley bottoms and drainages overnight, but it is expected to dissipate within a few days.
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