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A heat wave is making the job of fighting the wildfires in California more difficult.
Wednesday, Jul. 09, 2008

Open quoteNow you're in a hell of a firefight.Close quote

  • TODD SIMMONS,
  • a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, on fire crews straining to cover 330 active California wildfires in the middle of a heat wave
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