Task Force Rugged Soldiers move up a five-blade dozer line, August 23, 2018, in Mendocino National Forest, Calif., to clear unburned brush and clean up hot spots in a black area they burned only days before. The controlled burn and subsequent cleanup will help to deprive the Mendocino Complex Fire of the fuel it needs to spread. Army

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