PHOTOS: For the men and women fighting Arizona wildfires this summer, amidst a pandemic, almost every aspect of day-to-day life has changed drastically.
Pre-pandemic firefighters had their own way of life, including routine morning briefings, respectful handshakes and community meals.
Now, everything has changed.
Every meal is pre-packaged and firefighters have to eat 6 to 10 feet apart, crew members wave at each other instead of shaking hands, and they attend virtual briefs on their smart phones or radios instead of massive and crowded in-person ones.
To add to the challenge of a pandemic, this has been one of the gnarliest wildfire seasons due to a wet winter and dry summer conditions which fed massive wildfires across Arizona, including the Bighorn Fire, Mangum Fire and Bush Fire, which ranged from about 71,000 acres to more than 193,455 acres.