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How Firefighters Learn to Fight Wildfires With Fire

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With fires raging across the state in a historic drought, should we worry about having enough water to put out the fires? Former CalFire captain Linnea Edmeier says firefighters learn early on that battles against big wildfires are never won with just water.

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