Firefighters are
brave as
hell, and
these photos prove it
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A firefighter pulls a hose to keep flames from advancing to adjacent homes while battling the Lilac fire at Rancho Monserate Country Club.
Image: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
It takes a lot of bravery to be a firefighter.*
In San Diego County, where the Lilac fire has burned more than 4,100 acres, photographer Gina Ferazzi from the
Los Angeles Times captured
these dramatic
photos of
Firefighters battling a blaze in the Rancho Monserate Country Club on Thursday. At least 20 homes in the retirement community have been destroyed, according to the Associated Press.*
A number of other fires continue to burn across Southern California. The largest is the Thomas fire north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, which has consumed at least 439 structures and forced the evacuation of 50,000 people.*
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