Firefighters from across the nation have joined to fight the Gold Mountain Fire, protecting homes and other valuable structures from the blaze. Wildland firefighter Miya Giffin took this photo while working the night shift, performing prescribed burns on the fire last week. As of Wednesday morning, 886 personnel were assigned to the fire in different divisions stretched across its perimeter. Photo courtesy Miya Giffin
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