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Attacking a fire STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Chris Shanklin directs some of his department’s efforts to extinguish a grass fire at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture on April 3. (Shanklin’s truck looks like it’s closer to the fire than it actually is because of the compressing effect of the telephoto lens with which the photo was shot.) City Manager Michael Kovacs has drawn up a report laying out how more volunteer firefighters might be recruited. The report also explores the possibility of using professional firefighters in Port Aransas some day.