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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>News
Releases: 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact: Mike
Odle </span></font></b></strong><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">(530)226-2494</font></b></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><!-- YOUR CONTENT STOPS HERE -->Forest
Service needs publics help in Pigeon Fire<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>REDDING,
Calif.</span></font></b></strong> (September 12, 2006) – Forest Service
fire investigators suspect the cause of the Pigeon Fire was associated with a
vehicle traveling on State Highway 299, September 2, ten miles west of Junction
City, Calif.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fire
official's need the publics help in locating any motorist that may have seen
anything out of the ordinary during their travel.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
were a motorist that was:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>on September 2<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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Investigators<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please
contact the Weaverville Ranger Station at (530) 623-2121.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Pigeon
Fire has grown to more than 9,400 acres and more than 1, 140 personnel. The
fire is currently at 24 percent containment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
Pigeon Fire remains under investigation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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