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Gear stolen from fire truck during Calif. wildfire

The gear was stolen while some of the firefighters were asleep during a break; one firefighter’s jacket and helmet were stolen

CBS LA

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Gear has been stolen from inside the fire truck of local firefighters sent to help battle the raging Butte Fire in Northern California.

“Who does that? Who does that to somebody who is out there taking time away from their family, taking time away to help your community,” asked Jillian Bouchard, a mother to a newborn and wife to a local firefighter.

Bouchard’s husband was called for duty Friday and had to leave his family to assist in the firefight. She explains that during a break when some of the firefighters were asleep, gear was stolen from inside their fire truck.

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