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Archive Home > 2006 > October > 01 > Fighting fires, battling demons

Fighting fires, battling demons

Inmates get to help fight wildfires, experience outside life

By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
October 1, 2006

DAYVILLE "

Back in high school, Aaron Merlina dreamed of becoming a firefighter. He liked physical work and wanted to help protect the community. But Merlina succumbed to alcoholism and years later landed in prison.

So it was something far more mundane that finally lured him into the smoky....

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