Area firefighters with the Mark Twain National Forest fight the Hughes fire Friday in southern California. Credit: MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST

Mark Twain Veteran Crew continued its work at the Hughes Fires in California on Friday, said Cody Norris, public affairs officer at Mark Twain National Forest headquarters in Rolla.

In the photo, the crew members, seen swinging tools, are working in the steep terrain around the Hughes Fires, assisting with constructing handline – firebreaks in the dry brush – playing their part in the effort to contain the wildfire.

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