Weather Helps Contain Most Fires in California
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All but two of what had been 24 blazes are now more than half contained, bringing firefighters close to claiming victory.
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Aided by cooler weather, firefighters in Southern California were gaining ground on two wildfires that raged through brush left dry by high summer temperatures.
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By SCOTT LINDLAW  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Firefighters racing the weather for control of a turbulent wildfire near this popular resort got a bit of a break Wednesday as high winds forecast to arrive by early afternoon held off, giving crews time to shore up their defenses.
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California firefighters aided by cooler weather Wednesday reported steady progress on a fire that has burned for nearly four days through the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego.
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A wind-driven wildfire on Saturday   threatened some of California's premier vineyards and the   winemaking city of Napa, one of several blazes kindled across   the state by dry conditions and seasonal Santa Ana winds.
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A high-pressure system brought temperatures of over 110 to parts of the Southwest, leading to hundreds of wildfires.
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California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.
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Wind-blown wildfires threatened more than 1,100 homes in Colorado and Arizona, where drought conditions and gusting winds created ideal conditions for spreading the flames.
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Firefighters made headway against 18 wildfires blazing across Southern California on Wednesday as hot winds abated for the first time in four days, but they were still battling to save entire neighborhoods from hopscotching flames.
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The California coastline was expected to receive its first rain in over a week on Tuesday. The storm should also bring some snow to the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.
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Scorching temperatures in the western US cause a string of fires, threatening homes and highways.
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Southern California firefighters take advantage of lower winds to contain the remaining major wildfires.
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Thousands of firefighters aided by aircraft worked Friday in fierce heat to keep two big wildfires from gaining a foothold in the heavily populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.
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California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.
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Weather forecasts raise hopes of some respite from the fires raging across southern California in recent days.
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Firefighters were finally able to contain a nearly 100-square-mile blaze in the desert and rugged San Bernardino National Forest, but with rain in the forecast there was a new fear: mudslides.
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By AP  CASTAIC, Calif.  -- Firefighters face more hot, dry weather Sunday as they struggle to contain a wildfire on nearly 20 square miles of dry brush and timber in the Los Padres National Forest.   The blaze broke out Monday about 40 miles north of Los Angeles.