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'It's eerie': Behind the lines of the CZU August Lightning fires

Original post made on Aug 26, 2020

With wildfire smoke blanketing the Santa Cruz Mountains in a hazy fog, Andy Kerr, co-owner of Alice's Restaurant, loads up his truck three times a day and ventures beyond the road closure signs near his restaurant to deliver food.

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Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Aug 26, 2020 at 12:16 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.

Kate - Thank you for this superb coverage. I began my career as a volunteer firefighter and they are unsung heroes. Two thirds of all the firefighters in the US are volunteers - mostly in rural areas like those that you visited in your article.

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