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  • The sole survivor of the wildfire that killed 19 firefighters in Arizona is speaking out for the first time.
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  • Firefighters battle a wildfire on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cabazon, Calif.
  • Crews are making rapid progress in their battle to contain a massive Southern California wildfire. It is now 75 percent contained.
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  • A firefighter watches a backfire burn while battling a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Banning, Calif.
  • Firefighters are continuing to make progress battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which has burned 26 homes.
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  • A firefighter watches a backfire burn while battling a wildfire, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Banning, Calif.
  • California truly is the Golden State this summer - golden brown - and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season.
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  • A wildfire that chewed through a rugged SoCal mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire that chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
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  • Hundreds flee, homes burn, 3 hurt in SoCal fire
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire that chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range is now 25 percent contained.
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  • Hundreds flee, homes burn, 3 hurt in SoCal fire
  • A rapidly spreading wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range, destroying more than two dozen homes.
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  • Silver Fire in Southern California.
  • A thousand firefighters are battling a wildfire burning out of control in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains.
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  • A new wildfire has broken out in near Banning, sending up a massive plume of smoke and surging toward three communities.
  • An out-of-control wildfire growing in the Southern California mountains burned homes and forced the evacuation of several mountain communities.
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  • Wildfire in Southern California
  • A massive wildfire burning in southern California 100 miles east of Los Angeles has cause thousands of people to evacuate.
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  • A Bay Area health advisory is in effect through Tuesday due to poor air quality caused by Oregon wildfires.
  • A Bay Area health advisory was issued for Monday afternoon due to poor air quality caused by Oregon wildfires.
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  • A Hot Shot crew walks past ground charred by a wildfire Thursday July 18, 2013 near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes
  • Officials say electrical equipment caused a huge wildfire that damaged or destroyed seven homes and is still burning in SoCal.
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  • Idyllwild residents
  • So far the fire near Idyllwild in Southern California has cost $6 million and burned 7 homes.
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  • A Hot Shot crew walks past ground charred by a wildfire Thursday July 18, 2013 near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes
  • SoCal authorities are allowing thousands to return home as firefighters begin to get the upper hand against a week-old wildfire.
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  • A Hot Shot crew walks past ground charred by a wildfire Thursday July 18, 2013 near Lake Hemet, Calif. The blaze about 100 miles east of Los Angeles had grown to more than 35 square miles in size and had destroyed at least six houses and mobile homes
  • Cooler temperatures overnight have helped firefighters make some progress against a wildfire in Southern California.
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  • The charred remains of a car are shown after a wildfire passed through the area, Thursday July 18, 2013 in Lake Hemet, California
  • A massive wildfire burning in the mountains above Palm Springs has prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.
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  • The charred remains of a car are shown after a wildfire passed through the area, Thursday July 18, 2013 in Lake Hemet, California
  • A massive wildfire burning in the mountains above Palm Springs has prompted hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.
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  • Wildfire in Southern California
  • A massive wildfire burning 100 miles east of Los Angeles continues to grow and has caused thousands of people to evacuate.
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  • A procession of 19 hearses drives through Phoenix, Sunday, July 7, 2013
  • The surviving member of an Arizona Hotshots crew has honored his fallen team with a prayer, and thanked everyone for their support.
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  • Pictures of firefighters killed in Arizona
  • An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze.
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  • Authorities say a wildfire that shut down a stretch of highway in rural Northern California has burned about 600 acres of dry brush.
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  • procession of the vehicles in Yarnell, Ariz.
  • Fire investigators seeking to determine how 19 Hotshot members died in an Arizona wildfire will make their way to the site.
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  • 3,000 people attend firefighter memorial
  • Tuesday night 3,000 people came together to pay their respects to the 19 members of an eleite hotshots crew.
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  • Community vigil on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. in Prescott, Ariz. for the 19 firefighters
  • Fire officials say the Arizona wildfire that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters is 8 percent contained.
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  • People stop to honor19 firefighters
  • About 1,000 people attended the first of many memorial services for the 19 firefighters who lost their lives in Arizona.
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  • Deadly Arizona wildfire balloons to 13 square miles
  • Four hundred firefighters are now battling the Arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters and has destroyed about 50 homes.
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  • Contra Costa County fire
  • Heat, wind, and the terrain made fighting a wildfire near Kirker Pass and Hess roads difficult.
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  • Deadly Arizona wildfire balloons to 13 square miles
  • A wildfire that killed nearly 20 members of an elite fire crew trying to help protect homes in a small central Arizona town has quadrupled in size.
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  • An Arizona forestry official says 19 firefighters have died battling a fast-moving wildfire.
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  • An Arizona forestry official says 19 firefighters have died battling a fast-moving wildfire.
  • An Arizona forestry official says 19 firefighters have died battling a fast-moving wildfire.
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  • A massive wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees.
  • A massive wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees.
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  • Fireworks stand
  • Concern is growing that the dry hills of the Bay Area will catch fire as we get closer to the 4th of July, especially in San Jose.
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  • Fireworks stand
  • Concern is growing that the dry hills of the Bay Area will catch fire as we get closer to the 4th of July, especially in San Jose.
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  • Fairfield fire
  • In Fairfield a wind-whipped grass fire spread to a nearby motel around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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  • Fairfield fire
  • A fast-moving grass fire in Fairfield spread to a nearby motel Tuesday evening.
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  • Fire burns 50 acres in Benicia
  • A vegetation fire ignited Tuesday afternoon and burned 50 acres in Benicia along Lake Herman Road.
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  • Fire burns 50 acres in Benicia
  • A vegetation fire ignited Tuesday afternoon and burned 50 acres in Benicia along Lake Herman Road.
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  • A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite forced the evacuation of about 150 houses and threatened others.
  • A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite forced the evacuation of about 150 houses and threatened others.
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  • Plane makes drop on Colorado wildfire
  • A Colorado sheriff said firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday.
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  • Colorado wildfire
  • With unpredictable winds, the number of houses destroyed by a wildfire near Colorado Springs could grow to around 100 today.
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  • Colorado wildfire
  • A wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 900 prisoners at a state prison southwest of Colorado Springs.
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  • CalFire fire truck
  • There will be a few extra firefighters on patrol due to the increased fire danger this weekend.
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  • For a change, winds helped crews working to contain a 1,500-acre wildfire burning on Friday in rugged mountains north of LA.
  • Winds helped crews working to contain a 1,500-acre wildfire burning in rugged mountains north of LA.
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  • Southern California wildfire
  • A fast-growing wildfire was burning Thursday night near power stations and utility lines north of Los Angeles.
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  • Peninsula fire crews fight fire with fire in Palo Alto
  • Firefighters fought fire with fire Thursday, lighting two controlled burns in Palo Alto's Enid W. Pearson Arastradero Preserve.
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  • Peninsula fire crews fight fire with fire in Palo Alto
  • Firefighters fought fire with fire Thursday, lighting two controlled burns in Palo Alto's Enid W. Pearson Arastradero Preserve.
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  • Concord brush fire
  • A brush fire near a a community park in Concord that officials hard feared might threaten residential structures is now out.
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  • Livermore wildfire near Altamont Pass Road
  • Firefighters now have a wildfire in Livermore along Interstate 580 under control.
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  • The Memorial Day weekend is here with a warning -- dry conditions mean theres an increased threat of wildfires.
  • The Memorial Day weekend is here with a warning -- dry conditions mean there's an increased threat of wildfires.
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  • The Memorial Day weekend is here with a warning -- dry conditions mean theres an increased threat of wildfires.
  • The Memorial Day weekend is here with a warning -- dry conditions mean there's an increased threat of wildfires.
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