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‘This Isn’t How We’re Supposed to Live’: Residents Flee as Dixie Fire Surges The New York Times
Jaime Lowe's 'Breathing Fire' Chronicles The Women Fighting California Wildfires NPR
Dixie Fire balloons 20,000 acres, becoming 11th largest blaze in California history SFGate
California wildfire flares but within line crews have built KOMO News
Fire tornado rages through Plumas National Forest in California KTVU San Francisco
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