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Archive Home > 2001 > July > 26 > For weary Bald Peter Fire crews, mop up is a dirty and tedious job

For weary Bald Peter Fire crews, mop up is a dirty and tedious job

Grunt work after the fire can be just as dangerous as flames

By John Cramer / The Bulletin
July 26, 2001

CAMP SHERMAN " Long before dawn, in the damp cold of the forest, the tent city awakened.

More than 800 men and women shook off the dew on a recent morning and crawled from their sleeping bags near the Metolius River.

They pulled on their blackened clothes " encrusted with dirt and ash....

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