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Dirt, Fire and Road: My First Season as a Wildland Firefighter

July 23, 2014 Michaela Hall, Fire and Aviation Management, U.S. Forest Service

For the second time, I spilled burn mix on my clothing as I reached to replace a drip torch, a wildland firefighting tool used to ignite fires for controlled burns. After three days of working with the Davidson River Initial Attack Crew, I was getting used to how things worked – except for the drip...

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