Watch OR Wildland Crews Discuss Mopping Up Fire

Firefighters are working on hot spots and looking for embers that could give the Milli Fire new life.
Aug. 30, 2017

Mopping up is an important part of fighting wildfires, a process that ensures the fire line will hold. In this video, firefighters work diligently on hot spots and look for embers that could give the Milli Fire new life. Mopping up is an exacting task that can take weeks and involves something called "cold trailing" where the gloves come off.

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