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Firefighters on the Tunnel Five fire have been working this afternoon to clear overgrown vegetation and deploy hose around homes to protect structures from the wildfire. Fire crews are also watching for burning debris rolling down slope, and are promptly extinguishing any of these burning rolling fuels to keep the fire from spreading. Helicopters and single engine air tankers have been dropping water to cool the fire and firefighters continue scouting for opportunities to create effective fireline. Management of the fire will transition to Northwest Team 12, a Type 2 Incident Management Team at 8 PM tonight.