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As Rough Fire threatens General Grant tree, a small army protects it
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Sep 15, 2015
As Rough Fire threatens General Grant tree, a small army protects it
A grand sequoia named General Grant that stands proudly in Kings Canyon National Park is being threatened by the Rough Fire.
Sequoia trees are back burned near General Grant tree at Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
Sequoia trees are back burned near General Grant tree at Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
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A grand sequoia named General Grant that stands proudly in Kings Canyon National Park is being threatened by the Rough Fire.

A grand sequoia named General Grant stands proudly in Kings Canyon National Park. It's believed General Grant is almost 2,000 years old, and the second largest tree in the world.

General Grant is under the gun, threatened by the Rough Fire that's burning through the area. But the general has an army protecting it: an army of just a handful of people.

Joining Take Two to discuss:

  • Firefighter Luis Magana, one of the people protecting General Grant