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Fighting fires is hot, dangerous, dirty work

August 28, 2003
Source: Rocky Mountain Outlook
Original story - link verified on August 28, 2003

At the height of the fires in the second week of August, the Kootenay firebase was home to 150 crew, all sleeping in tents and trailers surrounded by an electric fence to keep out wildlife.

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