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Eye on fires: the latest on all the blazes in CA, keeping your home safe and lessons from the NorCal fires
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Dec 7, 2017
Listen • 47:51
Eye on fires: the latest on all the blazes in CA, keeping your home safe and lessons from the NorCal fires

Updates on the Thomas, Rye and Skirball fires. Plus, ways to keep your home safe against flames, then FEMA efforts in Southern California.

A man firefighter works to extinguish the Creek Fire as it burns along a hillside near homes and horses in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on December 5, 2017.
A man firefighter works to extinguish the Creek Fire as it burns along a hillside near homes and horses in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on December 5, 2017.
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KYLE GRILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
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A man firefighter works to extinguish the Creek Fire as it burns along a hillside near homes and horses in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on December 5, 2017.
A man firefighter works to extinguish the Creek Fire as it burns along a hillside near homes and horses in the Shadow Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on December 5, 2017.
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KYLE GRILLOT/AFP/Getty Images
)

Updates on the Thomas, Rye and Skirball fires. Plus, ways to keep your home safe against flames, then FEMA efforts in Southern California.

Thomas Fire grows to the size of Detroit
Listen • 9:31
The wildfire burning in Ventura County is more than 96,000 acres as of Thursday morning.
These 5 things will (hopefully) keep your house from burning down
Listen • 6:41
Most homes that burn during a wildfire are ignited by embers landing on the roof, through vents or on decks and porches. Here are some things you can do to make your home more resilient.
How can we keep traffic flowing during emergencies like wildfires?
Listen • 1:07
Hundreds of thousands of cars traverse the Sepulveda Pass every day, so the 405 freeway closure due to the Skirball Fire caused massive backups.
The Ride: Car companies get into the home energy storage business
Listen • 8:21
Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and BMW are among the auto makers offering systems that allow homeowners to store the energy they produce with rooftop solar
Caravan Outpost threatened as Thomas Fire spreads
Listen • 3:29
"We are in the industrial part of the city," said hotel co-owner Brad Steward. "We feel like we are in a good spot."
How FEMA met the needs of NorCal residents affected by fire
Listen • 3:38
October's devastating fires in Northen California presented a massive challenge for federal relief authorities.