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A helicopter drops water on the advancing Basin Complex Fire, Thursday, July 10, 2008 in Carmel Valley, Calif. Firefighters worked to keep flames from reaching more homes after a lightning-sparked wildfire advanced Thursday in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California.
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Fire Capt. Rod Pinnelli, of Lathrop-Manteca Fire and Rescue, turns away from the heat of flames approaching a fire line of the Butte Lightening Complex fire near Concow, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2008. Firefighters from throughout the state are battling that blaze that has destroyed 50 homes and burned more than 47,000 acres.
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A slurry bomber drops fire retardant on Pine Ridge late Thursday, July 10, 2008, 150 miles from Big Sur, Calif.
AP/The Californian, Richard Green
Fire burns along Pine Ridge in the Los Padres National Forest late Thursday, July 10, 2008. The fire was moving toward Carmel Valley.
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Members of the California National Guard train to cut a line Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Albion, Calif. For the first time in 30 years, the California National Guard is being deployed to fight wildfires.
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Members of the California National Guard take a break from hot temperatures and fire training Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Albion, Calif.
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The charred remains of a home destroyed by the Butte Lightening Complex fire near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008. More than 40 homes have been destroyed by the fire that has swept through the tiny communities of Concow and Camelot.
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Smoke from the Butte Lightning Complex fire obscures the view of the Concow Reservoir near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
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The charred remains of a child's bicycle is seen at a home destroyed by the Butte Lightning Complex fire near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
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Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection watch flames from the Butte Lightning Complex fire approach a fire break near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Authorities ordered residents of 3,800 homes in Butte County to evacuate after the wind-stoked fire destroyed 40 homes and 10 structures Tuesday in the nearby rural community of Concow.
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Firefighter Geoff Belyea, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, walks past a wall of flames approaching a fire break near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
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Firefighter Talon Southerland, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, puts water on some flames close to a home near Concow, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
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Plumes of smoke rise from the Basin Complex in the Tassajara Road area in the Los Padres National Forest on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Fires in the Los Padres National Forest, near Santa Barbara, grew slightly to about 9,700 acres. The blaze continues to threaten about 250 homes, down from a peak of more than 3,000.
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Drivers in Oroville, Calif., drive with their headlights on as smoke and haze from nearby wildfires blankets the area, Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Thousands of residents in Butte County were forced to evacuate their homes Tuesday as fires blazed through the small towns of Concow, Camelot and threatened nearby Paradise.
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Smoke and haze from nearby wildfires partially obscures the sunrise over the First United Methodist Church in Marysville, Calif., Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
