Milpitas resident and Spring Valley Fire Department volunteer Howard Hall poses for a portrait outside his home in the Calaveras Hills, Milpitas, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2012.  Hall has been a volunteer firefighter with the Spring Valley Fire Department since 1984.  Hall's home is used as a staging area and houses three fire apparatus, including one engine, a patrol truck, and a 1,500 gallon water tanker.  Photo by Stan Olszewski/SOSKIphoto.
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