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Wildfire Season… Is California Ready?

Camping reservations cancelled. Avocado and lemon groves scorched. A water treatment plant burned to the ground.  It’s been anything but an auspicious start to this year’s warmer months in Santa Barbara County.

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By Steve Chiotakis • Jun 17, 2016 • 9m Listen

More than 1200 fire personnel are on the ground, fighting the fast-spreading Scherpa Fire in the rugged coastal canyons in the southern portion of the county. And with much of the state still locked in a historic drought state fire officials are preparing for the worst.

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    Steve Chiotakis

    Afternoon News Anchor

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    Benjamin Gottlieb

    Reporter, Fill-in Host

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