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Fire Season Slows, But Not Over Yet
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Despite the dry winter and recent hot weather, this fire season hasn’t been a particularly tough one for Escalon and the surrounding area. There have only been a handful of calls, said Fire Chief Rick Mello, much slower than officials anticipated. “We are supposed to have cooling temperatures with a chance of rain on the coast and in the Sierras later this week,” noted Mello.