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A bucket firefighting system attached underneath a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over redwood trees en route to a wildfire in Shasta County, Calif., Aug. 19, 2015. The Chinook was part of the Cal Fire's effort to battle more than a dozen wildfires burning simultaneously in the state. California Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza

Northern California Wildfires

A bucket firefighting system attached underneath a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over redwood trees en route to a wildfire in Shasta County, Calif., Aug. 19, 2015. The Chinook was part of the Cal Fire's effort to battle more than a dozen wildfires burning simultaneously in the state. California Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza

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