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Firefighters Brace For 'Critical 24-Hour Window' As Winds Pick Up In California

The Kincade Fire has burned more than 75,000 acres in Northern California, while another blaze is 5% contained in Los Angeles. Gusty conditions will make the job even tougher for firefighters.
A PG&E utility pole rests on a burned-out property in Healdsburg, Calif., on Monday. The community was just one of many in Sonoma County affected by the Kincade Fire, which has swelled to a size much larger than San Francisco.

Firefighters knew their respite would not last in Northern California.

There, in Sonoma County, the massive has consumed more than 75,000 acres — well over twice the — in a span of six days. And after a brief lull overnight, the gusty winds that have been powering the blaze are expected to roar back to

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