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A firefighter sprays down the smoldering remains of a burning home during the Hillside Fire in the North Park neighborhood of San Bernardino, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2019. Some wildland firefighters worry whether they can do their jobs safely during a global

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Wildland Fire Camps Need Dramatic Change Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

9:46am May 08, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

As the wildfire season is beginning, some wild land firefighters are worried their safety could be at risk since the government has been slow to adopt new COVID-19 protocols.

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Western firefighters will be getting help from the U.S. Army for the first time in nine years. Which fire the soldiers will fight has not been announced. In this photo, Sonoma Valley Firefighters put out a hot spot from the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, Cali

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U.S. Army Soldiers Mobilized To Help Suppress Wildfires For First Time Since 2006

6:35pm August 17, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The 200 active duty military personnel will help fight roughly 95 wildfires in the Western U.S.