Firefighters start a backfire into the Santa Monica Mountains to help control the Springs Fire in southeast Ventura County, California, on Saturday, May 4. The fire damaged 15 homes and five commercial properties and destroyed 25 outbuildings in the Los Angeles area as of Saturday, fire authorities said.
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Firefighters start a backfire into the Santa Monica Mountains to help control the Springs Fire in southeast Ventura County, California, on Saturday, May 4. The fire damaged 15 homes and five commercial properties and destroyed 25 outbuildings in the Los Angeles area as of Saturday, fire authorities said.
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A firefighter pulls a hose line near a backfire while fighting the Springs Fire on May 4.
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A firefighter pulls a hose line near a backfire while fighting the Springs Fire on May 4.
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A firefighter with the Silver City Hotshots works on a backfire near Newbury Park on May 4.
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A firefighter with the Silver City Hotshots works on a backfire near Newbury Park on May 4.
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A burned cross stands along the side of a road amid scorched mountains burned by the Springs Fire near Point Mugu State Park, 40 miles north of Los Angeles, on May 4.
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A burned cross stands along the side of a road amid scorched mountains burned by the Springs Fire near Point Mugu State Park, 40 miles north of Los Angeles, on May 4.
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Firefighters monitor the fire-scorched hills near Point Mugu State Park on May 4.
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Firefighters monitor the fire-scorched hills near Point Mugu State Park on May 4.
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A firefighter surveys the burned hills from the Springs Fire near Camarillo on May 4.
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A firefighter surveys the burned hills from the Springs Fire near Camarillo on May 4.
A tanker plane drops fire retardant to control the Springs Fire in Camarillo on Saturday, May 4.
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A tanker plane drops fire retardant to control the Springs Fire in Camarillo on Saturday, May 4.
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U.S. Forest Service Hotshot firefighters walk along the edge of the fire near Hidden Valley on May 4.
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U.S. Forest Service Hotshot firefighters walk along the edge of the fire near Hidden Valley on May 4.
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Firefighter Justin Romero of the New Mexico-based Silver City Hotshots uses a drip torch to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, on Friday, May 3. Winds have made fighting the Springs Fire blaze more difficult, and authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations of homes and the campus of California State University, Channel Islands.
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Firefighter Justin Romero of the New Mexico-based Silver City Hotshots uses a drip torch to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, on Friday, May 3. Winds have made fighting the Springs Fire blaze more difficult, and authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations of homes and the campus of California State University, Channel Islands.
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Homeowner Brian Bonsant uses a hose as flames get close to his barn during the second day of the Springs Fire in the mountain areas of Ventura County, California, on May 3. Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle wind and dry conditions as the fires continue to burn.
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Homeowner Brian Bonsant uses a hose as flames get close to his barn during the second day of the Springs Fire in the mountain areas of Ventura County, California, on May 3. Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle wind and dry conditions as the fires continue to burn.
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Firefighters make their way out of a canyon near Malibu, California, on May 3.
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Firefighters make their way out of a canyon near Malibu, California, on May 3.
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Firefighters based out of the Lone Peak Conservation Center in Draper, Utah, build a fire break as a wildfire continues to grow on May 3, near Camarillo, California.
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Firefighters based out of the Lone Peak Conservation Center in Draper, Utah, build a fire break as a wildfire continues to grow on May 3, near Camarillo, California.
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A helicopter makes a water drop next to a small fire tornado near Camarillo.
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A helicopter makes a water drop next to a small fire tornado near Camarillo.
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San Bernardino County firefighters observe the wildfire next to a statue of St. Francis of Assisi on May 3 in Hidden Hills, California. Thousands of homes are threatened by the growing wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that has forced the closure of the scenic coastal highway.
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San Bernardino County firefighters observe the wildfire next to a statue of St. Francis of Assisi on May 3 in Hidden Hills, California. Thousands of homes are threatened by the growing wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that has forced the closure of the scenic coastal highway.
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A man looks at approaching flames on May 3 in Camarillo.
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A man looks at approaching flames on May 3 in Camarillo.
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A man takes a photo of the wall of flames on May 3 in Hidden Hills.
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A man takes a photo of the wall of flames on May 3 in Hidden Hills.
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A firefighter sprays water on a flareup along the Pacific Coast Highway in Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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A firefighter sprays water on a flareup along the Pacific Coast Highway in Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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Fire burns along the Pacific Coast Highway close to the Naval Base near Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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Fire burns along the Pacific Coast Highway close to the Naval Base near Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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A firefighter goes after on a flareup along the Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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A firefighter goes after on a flareup along the Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu, California, on May 3.
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Lifeguards in Malibu, California, watch smoke rising from the wildfire burning near the Pacific Coast Highway on May 3.
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Lifeguards in Malibu, California, watch smoke rising from the wildfire burning near the Pacific Coast Highway on May 3.
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Firefighters battle a wildfire at Point Mugu State Park in California, on May 3.
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Firefighters battle a wildfire at Point Mugu State Park in California, on May 3.
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The Springs Fire burns in the early morning near the Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu State Park, California, on May 3.
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The Springs Fire burns in the early morning near the Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu State Park, California, on May 3.
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A firefighter works against a wall of flames from an out-of-control wildfire on Thursday, May 2, in Camarillo, California.
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A firefighter works against a wall of flames from an out-of-control wildfire on Thursday, May 2, in Camarillo, California.
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A large plume of smoke rises from the wildfires in Newbury Park, California, on May 2.
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A large plume of smoke rises from the wildfires in Newbury Park, California, on May 2.
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A firefighter prepares to push back against the flames in Camarillo on May 2.
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A firefighter prepares to push back against the flames in Camarillo on May 2.
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Firefighters put out hot spots on a hillside behind homes in Newbury Park on May 2.
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Firefighters put out hot spots on a hillside behind homes in Newbury Park on May 2.
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A resident watches as a wildfire approaches homes in Newbury Park.
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A resident watches as a wildfire approaches homes in Newbury Park.
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Ventura County fire officials go door-to-door asking residents if they need assistance as a wildfire approaches homes on Thursday. The wildfire has burned 6,500 acres.
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Ventura County fire officials go door-to-door asking residents if they need assistance as a wildfire approaches homes on Thursday. The wildfire has burned 6,500 acres.
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A firefighting helicopter comes in to make a water drop behind homes threatened by the fire on Thursday. Ninety-six fire engines, six helicopters and five bulldozers have been deployed in battling two California wildfires in the Los Angeles area, according to fire authorities.
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A firefighting helicopter comes in to make a water drop behind homes threatened by the fire on Thursday. Ninety-six fire engines, six helicopters and five bulldozers have been deployed in battling two California wildfires in the Los Angeles area, according to fire authorities.
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A resident watches as the fire approaches homes in Newbury Park. Flare-ups rose 15 feet behind backyards, but no houses had caught fire by about noon Thursday local time.
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A resident watches as the fire approaches homes in Newbury Park. Flare-ups rose 15 feet behind backyards, but no houses had caught fire by about noon Thursday local time.
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The wildfire burns out of control near an farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. Nearly 600 fire and law enforcement personnel were assigned to battle the blaze.
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The wildfire burns out of control near an farm in Camarillo, California, on Thursday. Nearly 600 fire and law enforcement personnel were assigned to battle the blaze.
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Ventura County fire and sheriffs officials deploy for structure protection as the wildfire approaches Newbury Park on Thursday.
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Ventura County fire and sheriffs officials deploy for structure protection as the wildfire approaches Newbury Park on Thursday.
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The wildfire burns in Camarillo on Thursday. Nine miles of the Pacific Coast highway have been closed between the ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.
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The wildfire burns in Camarillo on Thursday. Nine miles of the Pacific Coast highway have been closed between the ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.
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