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Got A Wildfire Story? We Want To Hear About It
The Dixie Fire burned dozens of homes in the Indian Falls neighborhood of unincorporated Plumas County, California on July 2021.
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Whether you live in a high-risk fire area of California or have woken up to an orange sky elsewhere, you know that megafires are now a major part of our lives.
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- How are you preparing for future wildfires? We’re especially interested in hearing from people whose friends and family think their preparation is over the top.
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