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Late Monday evening a group of 22 firefighters from Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton and Meridian Idaho returned back to the Treasure Valley after spending nearly two weeks helping residents of Southern California pick up the pieces after devastating wildfires raged through much of the region. The team of nearly two dozen took a total of five fire engines to California, almost a two day drive in one of these enormous rigs. I was able to catch a nice moment between the Captain of the Meridian Fire Department receiving a warm embrace from his wife and their 11-year-old son upon arrival back at the Meridian Fire Department. Unfortunately they didn't make their appearance until long after the paper had gone to press but oh well...