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There are nearly 11,000 wildland firefighters on board for the season, including about 3,500 in the Pacific Southwest region that includes California, agency data show.

“The Forest Service continues to ensure it has the strongest and most prepared wildland firefighting force in the world,” said Larry Moore, a spokesman for the U.S.

The Forest Service “continues to ensure it has the strongest and most prepared wildland firefighting force in the world,” Moore wrote in an email.

The crews at Holton clear brush and establish fire lines during wildland fires, the state said.

County Fire Control District with dedicated funds to support fire safety efforts, such as maintaining “buffer zones” between homes and wildland vegetation.