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"After a stick through the finger, a bucket drop landing on us, broken sunglasses, getting pulled out of our division because it was too dangerous, I am finally laying down."

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Image captured by firefighter Gregg Boydston, a member of the Klamath Hotshot Crew

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"Chatting with the helicopter, finding out where we still have hot spots."

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"The sound is unbelievable, the heat is unbearable."

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"A really old cabin retreat that was saved from the Powerhouse Fire. I bet this compound was a destination way back when. Tons of out-buildings and things to look at. Now it's just a place for scavenging old things, paintball matches, and a place to take photos for album covers."

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Working on a fire in Montana.

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"Pinecones don't open up unless they are introduced to fire. Then they can release seeds into the healthy ash to make the forests better. I got to see that process."

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Forest fire in Utah.

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"Powerhouse Fire in SoCal taking out some power lines and a ranch."

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Image captured by firefighter Gregg Boydston, a member of the Klamath Hotshot Crew

Gregg Boydston
Image captured by firefighter Gregg Boydston, a member of the Klamath Hotshot Crew

Gregg Boydston
Image captured by firefighter Gregg Boydston, a member of the Klamath Hotshot Crew

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"A little nap and a little left over fire retardant. This fire may have got away with out the assistance from the air."

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"This is my buddy Alejandro lighting off a back burn to help stop the fire from crossing the road and heading up the next ridge. By burning back to the fires edge it will have nothing else to burn when they meet and essentially put itself out. When we do these burns we prep and do it to where the trees don't torch and damage the forest. Ever heard the term, 'fight fire with fire?'"

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"Shortly after this photo I was hit with multiple gallons of water."

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When heading out to a wildfire, Gregg Boydston grabs his helmet, pack, and tools. And his iPhone.

Boydston is a firefighter with the Klamath Hotshot Crew, battling brushfires throughout the western U.S.

His Instagram feed takes us into the rarely seen moments of fighting a fire from the ground.

Listen to an interview with firefighter Gregg Boydston on KPCC's Take Two.

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