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Firefighters advance against twin California wildfires
Thousands of firefighters pushed containment on the Valley and Butte fires in Northern California as Gov. Brown sought federal aid. The Valley fire was 75 percent contained and the Butte fire 80 percent, with deaths and massive property losses reported. Craig Fugate of FEMA was due in California amid talks of a disaster declaration.
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Loch Lomond
Calif
California
Jerry Brown
Butte
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CalFire
Tinue
Lake
Sonoma
Napa
Amador
Calaveras
Brown
Barack Obama
Craig Fugate
Federal Emergency Management Agency