Two Kinds of Heroes

Here are today's federal heroes: Not just the people who gave their lives fighting an out-of-control wildfire in California, but their colleagues who stepped in to continue battling the blaze. From today's Palm Springs Desert Sun:

Thursday evening, 26 firefighters from Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California arrived for dinner, having just got into town from Redding. As they walked in, the crowd stood and gave them a standing ovation.