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Firefighter Battling Dixie Fire Face Mental, Physical Exhaustion

With lighter winds and cooler temperatures, firefighting conditions are improving in the Lake Tahoe Basin. But the work of containing the Caldor Fire is still backbreaking.

KQED’s Raquel Maria Dillon was on the frontlines talking to firefighters in South Lake Tahoe this week.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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