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firefighter died while battling one of the 18 large wildfires raging in
California, its governor said, declaring a state of emergency. About 8,000
firefighters have been deployed across the state, said the California National
Guard, which has been called into action. “California’s severe drought and
extreme weather have turned much of the state into a tinderbox,” California
Governor Edmund Brown said in a statement. “Our courageous firefighters are on
the front lines and we’ll do everything we can to help them. ”The dead
firefighter was named as Dave Ruhl, 38, from South Dakota, who was killed
Thursday while fighting the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest outside
Alturas.“Firefighter Ruhl will be remembered for his service and bravery and we
extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues with the
US Forest Service,? Brown said in a separate statement. Wildfires are a fact of
life in much of California, but they have been exacerbated by bone-dry
conditions as the western US state is gripped by a fourth year of record
drought.
Saturday 1 August 2015
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