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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Spokesperson for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE
PROFILE
Lynne Tolmachoff
Guest
FROM Lynne Tolmachoff
The Mixer
"It's Like Living in a Box of Matches" People are beginning to pick up the pieces in San Bernardino County but fire season is far from over.
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Fighting Fire in Drought Conditions In Northern California, 60,000 acres of land are on fire. The so-called Rocky Fire is raging out of control northwest of Sacramento. But there are 20 other fires burning right now in California - most fueled by lightning strikes. More than 9,000 firefighters from across the country have been called in.
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