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The workers sifted through the ash and debris left in the footprint of a house on Pine Street with shovels and hand tools until they discovered hazardous waste.

Rescue workers told the BBC they were currently working with simple hand tools like hammers and had few working vehicles.

Could the sites be cleared with heavy machinery or would workers need to use hand tools?

Now she and her staff are working the phones, looking for a supplier who can fill rush orders for hand tools, hydration packs and fire shelters — silvery blankets that protect firefighters overrun by flames.

Searching through the remnants of his old tools - from a power saw to antique hand tools - Mr Michell said material things can be replaced.