A contingent of American hotshot firefighters are there working with Australians to combat wild fires in the Alpine National Park, northeast of Melbourne. Justine Gude is a 7-year veteran of the Texas Canyon hotshot firefighters, based in the Angeles National Forest. “I’m like an ant.”Gude is one of two female Angeles National Forest firefighters who arrived in the country this month. Leonard Dimaculangan, 41, of Pasadena, Calif/, is captain of the Texas Canyon hotshot firefighters based in the Angeles National Forest. American fire fighters, 20 National Angeles Forest firefighters, take a break after working to put out hot spots in the Alpine National Park.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2020 12:56 UTC