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In the mid-1990s, after many years in the states of Colorado and California, I returned to my home state of Washington hoping to find a job. Eventually I did, and I was asked to attend a day-long orientation for clergy newly arrived in the Diocese of Olympia (western Washington). The session was to help people become acquainted not only with the diocese, but also with the region. For that portion, I sat quietly and observed the comments of people who had lived elsewhere all their lives.
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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