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Anderson v. United States, No. 1:18-cv-003011-SAB, (E.D. Wash. May. 21, 2019) "The Army training unit continued to engage in live fire training exercises through the afternoon on July 30, 2016. At approximately 4:40 p.m., one of the Army training unit's soldier's fired a machine gun at a target
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In the summer of 2016, numerous large wildfires threatened to spread across the
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The Army training unit continued to engage in live fire training exercises through the afternoon on July 30, 2016. At approximately 4:40 p.m., one of the Army training unit's soldier's fired a machine gun at a target using tracer rounds. SJF ¶ 74. One of the tracer rounds ricocheted from the target
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using tracer rounds. SJF ¶ 74. One of the tracer rounds ricocheted from the target area and landed on some brush, which started a brush fire. Id. The fire spread beyond the YTC and onto
Plaintiffs' rangeland properties, causing property damage to Plaintiffs' cattle businesses."
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area and landed on some brush, which started a brush fire. Id. The fire spread beyond the YTC and onto
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365:"Range 12 fire 90% contained, 176,600 acres of Yakima, Benton counties scorched"
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266:Anderson v. United States of America
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862:from the original on August 6, 2016
523:from the original on April 22, 2022
122:over 176,000 acres (71,000 ha)
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1307:Wildfires in Washington (state)
230:Hanford Reach National Monument
200:was started on July 30, 2016 (
165:Location of fire in Washington
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517:Justia Dockets & Filings
250:Hanford Nuclear Reservation
41:through August 4, 2016
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234:Arid Lands Ecology Reserve
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631:University of Washington
578:Remote Sensing (journal)
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1183:Schneider Springs Fire
893:Yakima Herald-Republic
882:Yakima Herald-Republic
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793:Northwest News Network
694:Yakima Training Center
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815:Jacobs, R.A. (2022).
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1301:Categories
1119:Maple Fire
989:Thirtymile
965:Great Fire
595:(3): 326.
407:August 23,
376:August 23,
280:References
202:local time
114:Statistics
86:46°35′13″N
69:Washington
48:2016-08-04
37:2016-07-30
1206:Gray Fire
1165:Labor Day
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