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Wildfire containment tops 50 percent
Firefighters hoped to light backfires Monday near California's Mount Wilson to try to destroy the fuel source for the massive Station Fire, officials said...Firefighters expressed optimism about progress made on the fire, saying it was about 51 percent contained.
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The Wildland Firefighters Diary 7 (The Station Fire Jumps Crest 8/27/...
By: SelfMade
I woke up to my tent being shaken on August 27th 2009 feeling as though I hadn't slept at all. I was on my 7th day of being away from my family and home so not only was my body feeling it, but my heart was heavy as well. I struggled to lace my boots up because the visibility was poor not to mention the various raw spots I had on my ...
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- News Source: United Press International | 2 months agoFirefighters hoped to light backfires Monday near California's Mount Wilson to try to destroy the fuel source for the massive Station Fire, officials said...Firefighters expressed optimism about progress made on the fire, saying it was about 51...
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