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Borel Fire

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Unit Information

Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 
Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 

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Firefighter pumps water from an engine on Borel Fire
A firefighter wearing green pants, a yellow shirt, and a yellow hard hat enginners off the back of a green fore service fire truck with yellow fire hose flaked out behind it.
Crew removes hazard trees from roadside
Firefighters wearing blue pants, yellow shirts, and hart hats clear fire damaged trees from a roadway. One wears chaps and carries an axe. A firetruck and chase vehicle are in the background
Smoke column from Borel Fire
The frame is largely made up of a column of smoke, with a little blue sky in the upper right hand corner. the foreground is a road through the desert
Arroyo Grande Hotshots unpack gear at Borel Fire
Two green hotshot buggies are parked and firefighters wearing green pants and grey tee shirts unpack fuel cans, fire packs, and other gear in a desert landscape
Helicopter drops a bucket of water on a hot spot on Borel Fire
A red helicopter drops water into a forest emitting smoke, with red retardant line visible on nearby trees
La Verne Firefighters clear hazard tree from road
Firefighters wearing blue pants, yellow shirts, and hart hats clear fire damaged trees from a roadway. One wears chaps and carries an axe. A firetruck and chase vehicle are in the background
A dozer line divides burned are from unburned area on the Borel Fire
A desert hillside is divided by a bulldozer line of bare soil. The left side is burned and the right side is unburned
Water tender fills Cal Fire Engine on Borel Fire
A bright yellow BLM water tender truck provides water to a red CalFire engine with a white flatbed semi in the background. The land behind the vehicles smokes
Morning Briefing at the Borel Fire
A grey-haired man in a black shirt, tan pants, and black ballcap stands on stage and speaks to a crowd of fire personnel
Helicopter hovers over lake on Borel Fire
Helicopter covers over lake causing water cloud while refilling
Hotshot crew at work on Borel Fire
Firefighters stand on burned ground next to a road. Some are walking down the road carrying tools while others hold hoses that are connected to a fire engine.
Crews receive morning tasks on Borel Fire
Firefighters stand in a line in front of a large map on a sunny day
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