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Clothing choices are key, as are warming breaks and common sense. Plus a personal mini-heater helps.

Officials say the fire is typical of those that happen during extreme weather and power outages.

Ice on rivers comes sooner than it has for quite a few years, allowing commercial operations to get the season started.