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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 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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- ↑ "Legislative Manual 2021-2022" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.
- ↑ "About Rep. Chris Corry". Chris Corry. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ "Chris Corry". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ Chris Corry's Biography