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It was their first real call up of the season and it was a hot one. Patsy’s pager went off just as she was leaving the bakery feeling particularly loose and pleased with herself—and with Sam Parker.
A quick jog to the fire station and she’d found the whole crew loading up into The Box. Patsy made sure that all the gear was stowed properly from yesterday’s trail-clearing work and climbed aboard with her team.
Three hours of jostling around in the back of the heavy truck later, they arrived at the base of Mt. Rainer National Park and looked up. The glacier-topped dome of the mountain was a shining beacon of light as the mid-morning sun glittered off the snow.
The fire wasn’t on the mountain, but rather on the neighboring Silver King Peak. The fire had at least six heads, probably from
