Santa Barbara County
Jul 7 2008, AP

Fresh firefighting crews were brought in Monday to help battle the huge wildfire charging through the coastal mountains of Santa Barbara County, one of more than 300 active blazes across California.Some evacuees started returning home to the area 100...

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