California Professional Firefighters

Protecting Paradise -- Fighting the Butte Complex

 As dusk gathered on the afternoon of July 8, weary CAL FIRE personnel joined up with local firefighters from the Bay Area to dig in for a long siege to protect the town of Paradise.

To meet the fire on their terms, firefighters set backfires as bulldozers cut a protective path and hand crews cleared away ground foliage.

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  • Coming off the lines
    Coming off the lines
  • Heading out from base
    Heading out from base
  • Late afternoon aerial ops
    Late afternoon aerial ops
  • L. 2881 Pres. Bob Wolf (r) on lines with CAL FIRE members
    L. 2881 Pres. Bob Wolf (r) on lines with CAL FIRE members
  • At the Concow Fire
    At the Concow Fire
  • CAL FIRE dozer at work
    CAL FIRE dozer at work
  • Another long night ahead
    Another long night ahead
  • Setting backfires near Concow
    Setting backfires near Concow
  • Fremont FF works the lines
    Fremont FF works the lines
  • Alameda Co. FF in action
    Alameda Co. FF in action
  • Stopping the flames
    Stopping the flames
  • Hand crews at work
    Hand crews at work