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Safety Officer Don Muise talks to S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students before they head out to cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students head out to cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students get a last minute briefing before they start to cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management Dustin Sciacca teaches students in the S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students how to use a shovel to cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

Prescott National Forest employee Francisco Anaya leads a group of S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cutting line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

S130/190 Basic Wildland Firefighting students cut line during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

Prescott Hotshot Aaron instructs Groom Creek Fire's Logan Wallace on how to handle the saw in a better way in the S212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws class during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

Groom Creek Fire's Logan Wallace cuts brush in the S212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws class during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg

Prescott Hotshot Aaron, at right, instructs Groom Creek Fire's Logan Wallace on how to remount a thrown chain in the S212 Wildland Fire Chain Saws class during the Arizona Wildfire Academy field day Wednesday, March 15 near the Iron Spring Road and Skyline Drive area in Prescott. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier)

By: Les Stukenberg