'No Rain in Sight,' but Calif. Fire Under Control
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By Patrick O'Driscoll  Severe drought and record heat in Southern California are making March feel like July, and with dangerous results.
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RAMONA, California  - Cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand over seven remaining wildfires in Southern California on Sunday as residents sought clean water, food, and help rebuilding their lost homes.
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Firefighters were hampered by erratic wind and low humidity as they made slow progress against a fire that had burned nearly 12,000 acres and four houses in the Northern California wine country.
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Firefighters gained the upper hand on nearly all of the California wildfires on Thursday as winds died down after five days battling 20 fires from the mountains north of Los Angeles down to the Mexican border.
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FALLBROOK, California  - Cool weather and light winds helped thousands of firefighters beat back Southern California wildfires on Saturday as residents ventured through charred landscapes to see if their homes were still standing.
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Many of the fires north of San Diego were largely contained, and all five fires in Los Angeles County were about 50 percent contained or more, officials said.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS  OJAI, Calif. - Helicopters lifted off as winds calmed Sunday, ferrying water and transporting firefighters to battle a three-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 200 square miles of the Los Padres National Forest.
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Conditions that created what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dubbed "the perfect storm for fire" eased Wednesday, helping firefighters gain ground against devastating Southern California wildfires.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 12--NEVADA CITY-Fire restrictions were imposed Monday throughout the Tahoe National Forest, marking an early start to a fire season that is expected to be very busy.
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Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
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A weekend of good weather means the fires are finally on the wane  -  and the time to ask how California coped is here
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A weekend of good weather means the fires are finally on the wane -- and the time to ask how California coped is here
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While the military is lending assistance to battle wildfires in Southern California, it's also keeping an eye on the horizon in case it has to evacuate bases there.
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Cool, damp weather moved into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean on Friday boosting efforts to beat down stubborn wildfires, while weary families returned to find many homes unscathed but hundreds of others burned to rubble.
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Unpredictable winds played tricks with firefighters trying to extinguish a once-massive wildfire, tamed the night before by a driving rain
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Firefighters Sunday hoped to hold on to the strong gains they made against Southern California blazes, despite a forecast of warmer, drier weather and a continuing threat to some homes.
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Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.