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Lots of Oregon & Washington Firefighters in Colorado

Crews fighting wildfires in Colorado, Utah and Arizona are dispatched from around the nation, including the northwest.  The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management reports about 2000 Oregon and Washington firefighters are working fires right now.  Maria Thimai with the BLM says there are specialty teams, like the Redmond “Hotshots.”  Other firefighters are private contractors, some are BLM employees and some a veterans participating in a National Employment Program.

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