was experiencing its third heat wave and thousands of residents had either been forced to leave their properties or had been placed on evacuation alert to be prepared to leave as dozens of fires encroached on properties.
The wildfire service is aiming for solid containment lines and a sustained lack of growth at the largest and most threatening blazes, Nessman says.
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