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Mark Thiessen
National Geographic Magazine

"Under fire"


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Many tried to help—federal and local firefighters, even bystanders like this man near Santa Clarita—as some 2,200 California homes went up in flames. Americans increasingly choose to live in high-risk areas. "Fire is not a problem," says ecologist Dave Peterson. "People living near fire—that's the problem."
 

 

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