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\"The story is the support that families have for their loved ones who are out on the front fire lines -- the husbands and the wives and the children who are managing and upholding the household,\" he said. \"Everyone is focused on firefighters and they're out on the front lines, but the support back home and the impact that it has on families is really important.\"

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