Southern California fire official reflects on helping Spokane, Washington, respond to devastating fires

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Evacuation orders are in effect across the western U.S., with nearly 30,000 firefighters battling one of the worst fire seasons in years, fueled by record-breaking heat and drought that primed forests to burn.

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