Federal fire managers ordered safety stand-downs Monday morning and gave hundreds of wildland firefighters the option of packing up and going home after 19 elite crew members were killed in Arizona. "The immediate impact of that fire is on re-focusing everybody throughout the fire community on safety," National Interagency Fire Center spokesman Randy Eardley. "They will talk about it, reflect on it and re-focus their efforts on safety." During morning stand-down discussions, led by commanders at regional wildfires, firefighters were asked to reflect on the Arizona tragedy and review appropriate safety measures for the shifting hot winds and bone-dry conditions they face, U.S. Forest Service...
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