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HALFWAY THROUGH A TWO WEEK SHIFT ‘OUT EAST’ – Fire District 13 Chief Wood Weiss sent this Aug. 2: “Preparing to go on shift with strike team at base camp in Winthrop with Cedar Creek Smoke plume in the distance. We have been working at night which is a blessing in this heat.” Weiss returned Aug. 7, after 16 days fighting eastern Washington fires. – Photo courtesy of Wood Weiss