Troops Pulled From California-Mexico Border

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National Guard troops are being pulled from the California-Mexico border to help prevent wildfires. Next month the troops will receive eleven days of training in using shovels, rakes and chain saws to help thin trees and brush in heavily wooded areas throughout the state. The idea is to help protect communities from devastating fires like the Camp Fire this past year in Butte County. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says there will be five teams which will travel the state working on forest management projects.