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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discuss the California wildfires as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William H. Wade II, left, adjutant general of the California Army National Guard, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison, look on during a visit to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Oct. 24, 2007. More than 1,500 National Guard soldiers and airmen are helping civilian authorities tackling the fires.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discuss the California wildfires as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William H. Wade II, left, adjutant general of the California Army National Guard, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison, look on during a visit to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Oct. 24, 2007. More than 1,500 National Guard soldiers and airmen are helping civilian authorities tackling the fires.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discuss the California wildfires as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William H. Wade II, left, adjutant general of the California Army National Guard, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison, look on during a visit to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Oct. 24, 2007. More than 1,500 National Guard soldiers and airmen are helping civilian authorities tackling the fires.

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