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  • caption: <p>Fire crews come from all over the country to fight big fires. Everyone at the camp works 18 hour days for two weeks, and then gets two days of rest. There can be hundreds of firefighters sleeping in tents at any fire camp. That means a lot of port-a-potties, hand washing stations, and portable showers.</p>

    REBROADCAST: Life In A Fire Camp

    What makes it possible for firefighters to do the work they do? A very well-organized incident command team sets up a small city on the edge of the wilderness.