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Mark Thiessen
National Geographic Magazine

"Under fire"


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Torch in hand, firefighter Lee Nelson sets a backfire during a night operation in Montana. Deliberately lighting fires to burn toward an advancing wildfire and consume fuel is a common tactic where water is scarce.
 

 

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