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<p>In this June 19, 2012, photo provided by the Colorado Army National Guard, firefighters from Coeur D'alene, Idaho march to dinner at sunset in the base camp for the High Park wildfire in Fort Collins, Colo. Thousands of wildland firefighters aren’t eligible for federal health insurance so they have launched an online petition to change that_ drawing more than 90,000 signatures in a matter of days. (AP Photo/Colorado Army National Guard, John Rohrer)</p>

<p>In this June 19, 2012, photo provided by the Colorado Army National Guard, firefighters from Coeur D'alene, Idaho march to dinner at sunset in the base camp for the High Park wildfire in Fort Collins, Colo. Thousands of wildland firefighters aren’t eligible for federal health insurance so they have launched an online petition to change that_ drawing more than 90,000 signatures in a matter of days. (AP Photo/Colorado Army National Guard, John Rohrer)</p>

July 10, 2012

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Seasonal firefighters seek health care coverage
July 10, 2012 10:38 a.m.

Seasonal firefighters seek health care coverage

DENVER (AP) — They work the front lines of the nation's most explosive wildfires, navigating treacherous terrain, dense walls of smoke and tall curtains of flame. Yet thousands of the nation's seasonal firefighters have no health insurance for themselves or their families.