Lynne Tolmachoff

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

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Spokesperson for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE

Lynne Tolmachoff on KCRW

People are beginning to pick up the pieces in San Bernardino County but fire season is far from over.

"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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In Northern California, 60,000 acres of land are on fire. The so-called Rocky Fire is raging out of control northwest of Sacramento.

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In Northern California, 60,000 acres of land are on fire. The so-called Rocky Fire is raging out of control northwest of Sacramento.

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