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August 05, 2015

A firefighter lights a backfire as the Rocky Fire burns near Clearlake, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. The fire has charred more than 60,000 acres and destroyed at least 24 residences. (Josh Edelson/AP)

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Drought-stricken California is facing one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory, with more than 20 major fires burning around the state. Fires have displaced some 13,000 people from their homes. Dan Brekke of KQED joins Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd with details on the biggest fire in Northern California, the so-called Rocky Fire.

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Dan Brekke, reporter at KQED. He tweets @danbrekke.

This segment aired on August 5, 2015.

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