Meteorologists say the coming weeks could be some of the worst California has ever seen for wildfires caused by lightning strikes. These fires are often in very remote, mountainous parts of the state, removed or detached from any road access. Only a special unit of firefighters can tackle the blaze without access to water. We catch up the California's only smoke jumping crew in Redding.
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