Guest Idea: April Is Already Fire Season. Is Your Home Ready?

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By Guest ContributorApr 7, 2026, 7:00 am211 ptsTop
A couple years ago, in the middle of April, I was on a controlled burn in Nebraska—watching grass that should have been green – burn like it was August. The wind was steady. And somewhere beyond the tree line, a few scattered homes had no idea how close they could have been to a bad day if we hadn’t kept…

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