Firefighters battle blazes in Sonoma, Calaveras, Amador Counties
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Napa County California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighters continued to assist Sonoma County CDF fire crews Sunday in battling a raging grass fire.
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A 14,000-acre wildfire burned out of control Saturday in Sonoma County's wine country, as another fire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada destroyed 11 homes.
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While life began returning to normal in parts of Southern California today, more than 20,000 homes are still at risk from several large blazes.
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OJAI, Calif. -- Firefighters lost ground Sunday against a large blaze in a national forest as gusty winds fanned the flames, shutting down highways and prompting officials to urge evacuations.
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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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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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Firefighters on Sunday battled a 9,200-acre wildfire that was bearing down on California's prized wine country and threatened to knock out power to parts of northern California.
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Firefighters continued making progress today in taming the wildfires that devastated Southern California this week, but thousands of homes remained imperiled and officials said they had found two burned bodies in a home outside San Diego.
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By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff writer  LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST -- Taking advantage of cooler weather, hundreds of "hotshot" firefighters descended Thursday deep into Ventura County's wilderness.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Firefighters are battling erratic winds and very low humidity, but making slow gains on a fire that had burned nearly 12,000 acres in the California wine country by Monday morning.
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Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border, 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.
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Wildfires driven by high winds and dry conditions raged across Southern California today, scorching thousands of acres and forcing 250,000 people in San Diego County to flee their homes.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 12--BENICIA -- Smoke that appeared on the west side of Benicia this afternoon was caused by a grass fire.
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Fire officials pleaded for additional manpower to battle a 15,400-acre wildfire near the California-Mexico border, while a new fire ignited near expensive canyon homes in Los Angeles.
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Firefighters concentrated Monday on protecting mountain hamlets near a cluster of wildfires east of Los Angeles, as storms brewed that could bring much-needed rain.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 -- While residents streamed home from evacuation centers by the thousands in much of Southern California on Friday, firefighters concentrated on the nine blazes still burning the region, including an Orange County arson fire creeping toward a canyon filled with houses.
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Fast-moving wildfires in southern California destroyed several homes Sunday, killed one person in San Diego County and closed the Pacific Coast Highway at Malibu. Four firefighters and four civilians were also hurt in the southeastern part of San Diego county.