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Monroe native helps fight wildfires in Wyo., Colo.
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Michael Wolfe, a 2010 Monroe High School graduate, was invited to help fight wildfires in Wyoming and Colorado in July. He is shown above at the top of a mountain at the Medicine Bow National Forest. (Photo supplied)
STEVENS POINT - Monroe native Michael Wolfe's passion for forestry took a thrilling turn as he was part of a crew from the University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point invited to help fight raging wildfires in Wyoming and Colorado in July. Wolfe, a 2010 Monroe High School grad, is a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service. He is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point who was stationed in the Medicine Bow Laramie Mountain range and patrolled south Douglas, Wyo.