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Toilet paper, smoke bombs and flat tires — the strange ways Californians ignite wildfires

OF ALL THE insidious threats faced by wildland firefighters — extreme heat, desiccated forests, unpredictable fire behavior and a nearly year-round fire season — what might be the most fearsome?  Humans. People do dangerous things, things that start wildfires. Pushing a burning car into a gully. Mowing the lawn on a hot summer day. Miswiring a hot tub. Driving […]

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