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Here's why wildfire can't easily be extinguished

David Pooleholds a handful of smoldering "duff" an organic layer of material between the leaf cover and soil.

By Amy McCraw, Published: November 9, 2023

High up a steep, narrow logging road on Bald Top Mountain on Wednesday firefighters confronted their enemy — a spongy, organic layer of material between the leaves on the top of the ground and the soil underneath known as “duff.”

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