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U.S. plans reimagine fighting wildfires amid crews’ coronavirus risk

(Elaine S. Thompson | AP file photo) Firefighters from the University of Alaska (Fairbanks) watch as a wildfire slowly creeps toward their fire break near Chelan, Wash., Aug. 27, 2015. Newly released national plans for fighting wildfires during the coronavirus pandemic are hundreds of pages long but don't offer many details on how fire managers will get access to COVID-19 tests or exactly who will decide when a crew needs to enter quarantine.