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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., (May 25, 2008) Members of a firefighting team from Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma prepare to secure hot spots at the Summit fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. Coast Guard members were part of the Sonoma County Strike Team which helped more than 3000 firefighters from throughout California fight the blaze that destroyed more than 4200 acres. (Coast Guard photo by PA1 Alan Haraf) (287055) ( Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma Fights Summit Fire (For Release) )
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 The Guardian 
Cause of California wildfire appears accidental
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators say the cause of a huge wildfire burning through Southern California's coastal mountains appears to be accidental. Fire spokesman Tom Piranio says... (photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Alan Haraf))
Oregon Winds 2012: Fires Sparked Near La Pine, Forcing Evacuations
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Oregon Winds 2012: Fires Sparked Near La Pine, Forcing Evacuations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Winds gusting to 40 mph wreaked havoc on parts of Central Oregon Saturday, toppling trees that blocked roads and downing power lines that sparked at least two small wildfires and... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Petty Officer Justin Urbano of Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma California puts out a small fire in Dos Dios, California, while on patrol 26 October. He was in Southern California with Fire Captain Kyle Kortie and Fire Engineer Brett Callahan as part of a firefighting strike force from the Petaluma area assiting with efforts to fight the recent wildfires that swept through the San Diego area. Coast Guard Photo by CWO Scott Epperson. (183611) ( Petaluma firefighters 007 (FOR RELEASE) )  BBC News 
California Springs fire eases due to damper air
A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in southern California is being contained because of cool air blowing in from the Pacific, firefighters say. They say hot, dry winds have now been replaced by... (photo: US Coastguard / CWO Scott Epperson.)
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Wildfires burn close in to homes in Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013.  Al Jazeera 
California wildfire nearly triples in size
Firefighters have deployed ground crews to battle a raging southern California wildfire that has nearly tripled in size as it threatens 4,000 homes. The Springs Fire, near Malibu 60km west of Los... (photo: AP / Nick Ut)
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A firefighter keeps watch as the wildfire burns along a hillside in Point Mugu , Calif. Friday, May 3, 2013. STL Today
California wildfire grows to 43 square miles
It seemed that each time wind-driven embers sparked new blazes or a wall of fire leaped a Southern California hillside and came charging toward hundreds of homes, an army... (photo: AP / Ringo H.W. Chiu))
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Fire trucks keep an eye on a burned structure at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. The New York Times
Wildfire Drives Thousands From Homes in Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Walls of wind-driven fire swept across Ventura County on Friday, forcing thousands of home evacuations, shutting down schools and offices and ravaging... (photo: AP / Nick Ut)
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Jeff Hanneman: Slayer Guitarist Dies Aged 49
3 May 2013, 13:23 Jeff Hanneman: Slayer Guitarist Dies Aged 49 Tweet Jeff Hanneman, a co-founder of the seminal heavy metal group Slayer, has died of liver failure at the... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Los Angeles County Fire Department's S-70A Firehawk during a water drop demonstration at Station 129 in Lancaster, California ABC News
California Brush Fires Torch Million-Dollar Homes, Lead to Further Evacuations
Share 0 A wildfire spurred by high winds is raging across Southern California, scorching more than 8,000 acres of land and sending thousands of resident fleeing... (photo: Creative Commons / Alan Radecki)
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