A plume of smoke rises above the Dixie Fire, Aug. 16, 2021, in Northern California. As part of California's mutual aid system, service members with the California National Guard are working as handcrews on the ground, staffing traffic control points in evacuated areas, and flying aerial firefighting missions to help contain the fire, which is now the second-largest wildfire in California's recorded history.

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