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🚒💧Where does the water come from when there aren't any hydrants? In a wildland fire- like last night's fire at Fox Hollow Golf Course- firefighters create their own water supply. Water tenders shuttle thousands of gallons at a time from the nearest available water source to the fire, where...

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