UC Davis firefighters Cess Mercado, left, and Terry Weisser, among others, talk with Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef as a volunteer strike team from UC Davis returns the afternoon of Nov. 2 from helping to fight the recent southland fires. Rosalie Vanderhoef and Vice Chancellor of Administration Stan Nosek also were part of the welcoming committee. Also on the team who helped protect lives and property in and around the San Bernadino area were Charlie Grows, Kevin Cullison and Assistant Fire Chief Wes Arvin. For more about the UC Davis strike team members' experiences at the fires, read Wes Arvin's journal in the Nov. 21 online edition of Dateline here.