Uphill Struggle: Scotts Valley High senior Stephen Doub leads a group of varsity football players through an endurance workout Monday, Aug. 2, on their own initiative. Official team practices start at 5 p.m. Aug. 9. Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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