14th BEB conducts chipping operations at August Complex wildfire

Soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., assist wildland firefighters by wood chipping wildfire fuel, such as branches and foliage around homes and residences, at the August Complex wildland fire Sept. 11, 2020, in Lake Pillsbury, California. Soldiers with the 14th BEB are deployed to Northern Calif. at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, in support of Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations, where they work side-by-side with professional wildland firefighters. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Ybarra)