On the Line: Wildland firefighter Justin Brown on battling a historic fire season

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published September 5, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

The wildfire season in the western U.S. is one of the worst on record. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Justin Brown, a wildland firefighter, about the challenges in tackling today's blazes.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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