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A combat zone

Man in coveralls and a helmet holds a hose over his shoulder and sprays something out of sight.

Feature photo:
Private Clint “Burner” Blackburn holding a hose to combat the fire.

Photo credit:
James Murray, Salmon Arm Observer, c. 1998

Soldiers dug fireguard, cleared brush, and put out hot spots.
Private Clint “Burner” Blackburn works the fire.

 

Man with red coveralls and red hard with a hose.

Clint “Burner” Blackburn takes aim at another hot spot.

 

Man wearing dirty coveralls and a hard hat looks away from camera.

Corporal Thombs dirty from the day’s work.

 

Two men in red coveralls and orange hard hats, with a third man hidden behind them, look off into the distance. Man with mustache motions to someone out of the picture. Forest in background.

Waving to fellow soldiers, we’ve been given the order, all clear.