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Fire crews walk near a wildfire in Oak Glen, Calif.
The young boy who started one of the worst of Southern California's wildfires last month will not be criminally charged.
Fire crews walk near a wildfire in Oak Glen, Calif.

Wildfire Near Chena Hot Springs Road Prompts Massive Response
A wildfire east of Fairbanks is drawing a massive air and ground response. The Kanuti fire started in a neighborhood off Chena Hot Springs Road, near Mile 17.
June 18, 2013 - Alaska Public Radio Network
Wildfire near Prescott grows to 500 acres
PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- A wildfire is burning near Prescott, sending up a huge plume of smoke that can be seen for miles. The Doce Fire, near Doce Pit, started at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and is burning seven to eight miles northwest of Prescott and four miles northwest of Thumb Butte. Mary Zabinski from the Southwest Area Coordination Center said the fire has burned 500 acres as of 2 p.m. Officials ...
June 18, 2013 - KTVK 3TV Phoenix
Wildfire forces evacuation of homes near Yosemite National Park
MIDPINES, Calif., June 18 (UPI) -- A wildfire near the primary roadway leading to California's Yosemite National Park prompted the evacuation of at least 150 homes, officials said.
June 18, 2013 - UPI

John Garamendi in Guardian Unlimited
The circumstances of this wildfire, by reason of their magnitude, are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county,said Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, who signed the proclamation declaring the...
Hamid Karzai in Forbes
In remarks to the same audience, Karzai warned of the global danger from a "wildfire spread of terrorism" in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Ben Hatfield in WKYC-TV
The initial report from the rescue team to the command center indicated multiple survivors,Hatfield said during a news conference. "That information spread like wildfire, because it had come from the command center. It quickly got out of...

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