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Wood or electric, be safe with your heating systems

by JOSH McDONALD
Local Editor | December 24, 2024 1:00 AM

OSBURN –– Don’t want to see your holidays go up in smoke? Neither do the fire responders in Shoshone County.  

According to Shoshone County Fire District #1 Chief John Miller, his agency is dispatched numerous times each year during the holidays due to someone not following simple safety rules or properly maintaining their wood heating systems.  

During the winter months, many calls that come for electrical fires are due to people improperly running space heaters.  

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