As I write this article, I am especially moved by the situation we have been in due to the COVID 19 pandemic. While things hopefully have changed (at least to some extent) by the time you read this, right now the streets are nearly empty, restaurants, bars, and public gatherings closed, social distancing, isolation, people in masks, etc. The fire element is being severely challenged in all of us, and may be for some time. 

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