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Smoke could be visible in Park City this week as prescribed burns continue

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Park City Municipal and Alpine Forestry will conduct slash pile burns in Thaynes Canyon and Iron Mountain open spaces. In addition to the prescribed kiln burns in Thaynes Canyon, crews will be burning more than 3,700 slash piles in the area starting Tuesday, Oct.

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