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Forest fires are a problem everywhere, but here in Missouri they are serious. The Missouri Conservation Department reports thtat arsonist deliberately set 50 percent of the wildfires in the state each year, carless trash burning accidentally starts 40 percent and another 10 percent start from miscellaneous causes.
Operation Forest Arson, a combined effort of the Missouri Conservation Department, U.S. Forest Service, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, is an effort to reduce the number of arson fires in the state. It is a way for concerned citizens to remain anonymous while they help put an end to arsonists.
Operation Forest Arson enables citizens to report arsonists by a toll free hotline, 1-800-392-1111. Callers are assigned a code number and can make arrangements to receive a non-traceable bank draft after arrest and conviction of the arsonist.
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