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Burn permits offered online

The Gladiator Fire burns in the Bradshaw Mountains in Prescott National Forest, Ariz. on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Authorities are worried that flames from the Gladiator Fire will get past a fire line that's about a mile west of the historic mining town of Crown King, fire incident spokeswoman Loretta Benavidez said Tuesday night. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Burn permits are now offered online, as the wildfire season officially begins.

State agencies hope the option will keep wild fires to a minimum.

This season is expected to be average, despite a drought earlier in the year. Late summer rain helped keep East Tennessee from becoming too dry.

Last year was a different story, when more than 700 fires torched close to 10,000 acres.

Fire season lasts until May.

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