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Firefighters assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department use drip torches to start a controlled burn on a firebreak onboard the air station in Miramar, Calif., on April 30, 2005. Various Federal Fire Departments along with units from the San Diego Fire Department assisted in conducting the periodic controlled burn to prevent wild fires.

Firefighters use drip torches to start a controlled burn.

Firefighters assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department use drip torches to start a controlled burn on a firebreak onboard the air station in Miramar, Calif., on April 30, 2005. Various Federal Fire Departments along with units from the San Diego Fire Department assisted in conducting the periodic controlled burn to prevent wild fires.

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