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California National Guard shows dozens of evacuees are evacuated to safety on a Cal Guard Chinook Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, after the Creek Fire in central California left them stranded. More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after a fast-moving wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra National Forest. The California Office of Emergency Services said Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters were used for the rescues that began Saturday night and continued overnight. (California National Guard via AP)

California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage

By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber - Associated Press

An air tanker drops retardant at a wildfire burns at a hillside in Yucaipa, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Three fast-spreading wildfires sent people fleeing and trapped campers in one campground as a brutal heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 degrees in many parts of California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

California simmers while it burns, but no big power outages

By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

Firefighters gain on California wildfires

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SoCal Edison workers replace power lines that were damaged from the Tick Fire, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. An estimated 50,000 people were under evacuation orders in the Santa Clarita area north of Los Angeles as hot, dry Santa Ana winds howling at up to 50 mph (80 kph) drove the flames into neighborhoods (AP Photo/ Christian Monterrosa)

The Latest: Hospital, jail evacuate over California fire

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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018 file photo a home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif. California fire authorities say that Pacific Gas and Electric equipment was responsible for the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history. Cal Fire said in a press release issued Wednesday, May 15, 2019, that electrical transmission lines in the Pulga area sparked the Nov. 8 fire that wiped out most of the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. (AP Photo/Noah Berger,File)

Officials: PG&E equipment sparked deadly California wildfire

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2018 file photo, volunteer rescue workers search for human remains in the rubble of homes burned in the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. California fire authorities say that Pacific Gas and Electric equipment was responsible for the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history. Cal Fire said in a press release issued Wednesday, May 15, 2019, that electrical transmission lines in the Pulga area sparked the Nov. 8 fire that wiped out most of the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

The Latest: Wildfire investigators found PG&E broke law

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FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, residences leveled by the wildfire line a neighborhood in Paradise, Calif. More than 2.7 million Californians live in areas that are at very high risk for wildfires. One in 12 homes in California are at high risk of burning in a wildfire. The more information we can share about where and how we're falling short, the quicker we can come together on potential solutions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Dissecting data: Pinpointing houses threatened by wildfire

By PHILLIP REESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, file photo, a damaged truck sits among other remains at a rural house site outside Manton, Calif., where a huge wildfire burned through on Saturday, forcing residents to evacuate. A McClatchy analysis reveals more than 350,000 Californians live in towns and cities that exist almost entirely within &quot;very high fire hazard severity zones.&quot; (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard, File)

California races to deter disaster as towns face fire risk

By RYAN SABALOW and PHILLIP REESE and DALE KASLER - Associated Press

In this July 28, 2018, photo, a Cal Fire firefighter creates a back burn on Cloverdale Road near Redding, Calif., during the Carr Fire. With nearly 40 million people living in California and development spreading into once-wild regions, some of the state's best tools toward preventing wildfires can't be widely used. Still, there is growing agreement that the state must step up its use of forest management through prescribed burns and vegetation removal in an attempt to lessen the impact of wildfires. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Clearing forests: No simple solution to California wildfires

By STEVE SCHOONOVER - Associated Press

Firefighter Adrien Mahnke pauses while battling the Camp Fire as it tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Heroism, harrowing escapes as fire destroys California town

By Don Thompson and Jocelyn Gecker - Associated Press

20 sickened at San Bernardino County conference center

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Hiker rescued after fall on trail near Rancho Mirage

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BLM truck likely cause of San Diego County fire

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