Helicopters and other aircraft soared over the northern edge of the Palisades Fire in Topanga State Park, far above the steep canyon where 22-year-old Jarred Martinez cut away ash-dusted brush with a chain saw. Martinez and his crew were marching this week along the burn scar’s northern edge where the fire stopped its northern push before burning into the San Fernando Valley. They cut down bushes and small trees to make an 8-foot dirt berm strip to keep any residual fire from escaping the blackened landscape into the green, still-living park. Eleven months ago, Martinez was working at Home Depot. But today Martinez and his crewmates, firefighters in training with the California Conservation Corps Monterey Bay, were among hundreds of firefighters patrolling the edges of the Palisades Fire. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷 and 🎥: stephenlamphoto #palisadesfire #californiafires #firefighter #losangeles