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Firefighter Details Front Lines of San Diego Blaze

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Published October 24, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

As fires continue to ravage the Southern California landscape, few have proven more destructive than the San Diego County Harris fire.

Capt. Martin Johnson, a California Fire spokesman currently fighting the Harris fire, talks with Michele Norris about what life is like for a firefighter on the front lines.

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