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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: containment

containment stories: 2 news summaries

 Calif. Firefighters See 
 First Sign of Progress 

Humidity, cooling temperatures aid struggle against Station fire

Sep 1, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Finally, some good news on the massive California wildfire: A break in the weather is helping considerably, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officially, the blaze is still only 5% contained, but that number is expected to rise substantially when re-evaluated later today. "We made progress last night, not just... More »

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(Newser) - Thanks to cooler, more humid weather and a drop-off in damaging winds, thousands of Santa Barbara wildfire evacuees are being allowed back home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Firefighters fought back the fire significantly last night, containing the 8,700-acre Jesusita blaze in Santa Barbara by 30%. Most of... More »

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California • Southern California • firefighters • humidity • Santa Barbara • California wildfires • high winds • Jesusita fire • sundowner • containment

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