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California officials say 2013 fire season could be state's worst in a century
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Jun 18, 2013
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California officials say 2013 fire season could be state's worst in a century
Officials say this year's fire season could be the worst in a century, and we've already seen a 75-percent jump in the number of blazes torching the region. But when we know that this year might be the worst on record and wildfires are already a way of life here, is there anything that can be done differently?
The Powerhouse Fire burned about 30,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest in the spring of 2013.
The fire burned power lines and a Department of Water and Power hydroelectric plant near San Francisquito Canyon Road.
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Officials say this year's fire season could be the worst in a century, and we've already seen a 75-percent jump in the number of blazes torching the region. But when we know that this year might be the worst on record and wildfires are already a way of life here, is there anything that can be done differently?

This summer could be a scorcher in Southern California. Literally. 

Officials say this year's fire season could be the worst in a century, and we've already seen a 75-percent jump in the number of blazes torching the region. But when we know that this year might be the worst on record and wildfires are already a way of life here, is there anything that can be done differently?

Inspector Anthony Akins with the LA County Fire Department joins the show with more.