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A phone call resulted in yet another role, and both opportunities and challenges for Cohee: it was an offer to serve as co-leader for a deployment of southern Oregon firefighters to help battle the historic Los Angeles wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Participation was voluntary, but the nature of the assignment required a quick decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith three kids at home and a wife who has her own career and is also a student, there is never an entirely \u2018convenient\u2019 time,\u201d Cohee said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-m91y7obp-f2335af6abff3cbb323dca8c35fca87f-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><a href='https:\/\/news.sou.edu\/2025\/03\/sou-student-applies-classroom-experience-to-work-on-la-wildfires\/'  class='avia-button av-m91y7obp-f2335af6abff3cbb323dca8c35fca87f av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-left avia-color-dark'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  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