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Rick Loomis Los Angeles Times
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Thousands of people lost their homes during a devastating season of wildfires that swept across Southern California during a particularly active year. Strong winds fueled the fires leaving firefighters helpless to defend large swaths of populated areas despite help from a determined force of firefighting aircraft.
 

 

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