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Ventura County wildfire update
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May 3, 2013
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Ventura County wildfire update
We begin today with an update on the Springs wildfire in Ventura County. So far, more than 10,000 acres have burned with only 10 percent of the fire contained. Joining us now is KPCC reporter Corey Moore, who's at the fire command center in Camarillo.
Smokejumpers make their way toward a fire west of Thousand Oaks on May 2, 2013.
Smokejumpers make their way towards a fire west of Thousand Oaks on May 2, 2013.
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Smokejumpers make their way toward a fire west of Thousand Oaks on May 2, 2013.
Smokejumpers make their way towards a fire west of Thousand Oaks on May 2, 2013.
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A bulldozer clears fire lines near homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County on May 2, 2013.
A bulldozer clears fire lines near homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
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The largest portion of the wildfires are in an unpopulated area in the hills between Thousand Oaks and Malibu.
The largest portion of the wildfires are in an unpopulated area in the hills between Thousand Oaks and Malibu.
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A brushfire encroaches on homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
A brushfire encroaches on homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
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Firefighters watch as a brushfire threatens homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
Firefighters watch as a brushfire encroaches on homes in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
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Grant Slater/KPCC
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Residents watch a brushfire in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County on May 2, 2013.
Residents watch a brushfire in the unincorporated Newbury Park neighborhood west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County.
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Grant Slater/KPCC
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Smoke jumpers battle a fire west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County on May 2, 2013.
Smoke jumpers battle a fire west of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County on May 2, 2013.
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Grant Slater/KPCC
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We begin today with an update on the Springs wildfire in Ventura County. So far, more than 10,000 acres have burned with only 10 percent of the fire contained. Joining us now is KPCC reporter Corey Moore, who's at the fire command center in Camarillo.

We begin today with an update on the Springs wildfire in Ventura County. So far, more than 10,000 acres have burned with only 10 percent of the fire contained. Joining us now is Bill Nash, public information officer for the Ventura County Fire Department.