The Middlesboro Daily News
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Residents of the tri-state area may have seen smoke coming from the campground at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park last week, as a controlled burn was carried out. Weather conditions were right for the scientifically-managed fire, which was conducted as both a fuel reduction tool to keep future natural fires from growing too large, and as a way to increase the biological diversity of the area by burning off exotic species. The burn was managed by CUGA's fire use module supervisor Pete Jerkins, who brought together fire-fighting personnel from King's Mountain National Military Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Mammoth Cave National Park, in a cooperative effort with Cumberland Gap.
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