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Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters
The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County surged to 8,665 acres on Saturday as rugged terrain reduced the number of firefighters that could battle it, Cal Fire said. Containment of the wildfire was 25 percent, Cal Fire said Saturday night. The number of personnel assigned to the fire was 1,202, down […] The post Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters appeared first on Local News Matters .
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The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County surged to 8,665 acres on Saturday as rugged terrain reduced the number of firefighters that could battle it, Cal Fire said. Containment of the wildfire was 25 percent, Cal Fire said Saturday night. The number of personnel assigned to the fire was 1,202, down […] The post Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters, The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County surged to 8,665 acres on Saturday as rugged terrain reduced the number of firefighters that could battle it, Cal Fire said. Containment of the wildfire was 25 percent, Cal Fire said Saturday night. The number of personnel assigned to the fire was 1,202, down […] The post Timber Fire surges to 8,665 acres with fewer firefighters appeared first on Local News Matters .
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