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Crews from Utah traveled to Oregon to help contain the Falls Fire, which has burned over 140,000 acres and is now 73 percent contained.One such fighter is Julius Gallegos from North Tooele Fire District.'It can be pretty challenging, but very rewarding,” said Gallegos, a seasonal wildland firefighter. “Long hours - sometimes 16 hour days for 2 or 3 weeks straight, working in the sun, steep terrain, lot of physical labor.
'It also gives them the opportunity to further their skill set in a wide variety of terrain, with other types of firefighters and other types of trucks that we might not have ready access to train on because of their constant use,” said fellow North Tooele Fire District Jon Smith.The best way to fight wildfires is to prevent them. This helps departments like the North Tooele Fire District because many of their firefighters are volunteers.
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