Fire Captain-Supervisor Todd Tindill hikes down a hill to help firefighters contain the West Fire near Stirling City, Calif., on Monday, June 30, 2008. Hundreds of wildfires burned across central and northern California for a second week Monday, an explosive start to a fire season likely to last well into October as dry, hot weather, rough terrain and lightning storms complicate efforts to bring blazes under control.
(Photo: AP/Chico Enterprise-Record, B.Husa)
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