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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eight Cal Fire firefighters have lost their homes in the past several days, according to the union that represents the firefighters.
The union said they are making emergency donations to the firefighters because many of them have lost everything they owned. Union officials say they have heard that two to three other firefighters may have lost their homes too. The union shared the following two stories about firefighters who lost their homes while fighting fires in other communities.
Paul Duncan, 46, Battalion Chief with Cal Fire, has been working fires for Cal Fire for 14 years and has been on fire lines since he was 18. Paul was on his day off when he responded to a fire in the town of Cobb, about twenty miles from his home. He left behind his wife, who was recovering from back surgery just the day before and two daughters, aged 17 and 15.
Full story: Eight Cal Fire firefighters lose their homes while fighting fires in other communities