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Wildfire threatens hundreds of LA homes
The Associated Press
Wednesday September 25, 2002
LA VERNE — A wildfire in the foothills above Los Angeles jumped from 8,000 acres to 12,000 acres in just a few hours Tuesday, sending smoke pouring over the sprawling metropolitan area and triggering public health warnings. -more-
Bush considers lowering alert
The Associated Press
Tuesday September 24, 2002
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is seriously considering lowering the nationwide terror alert back to code yellow because of disruptions in the al-Qaida terrorist network, including the arrest of a suspected Sept. 11 plotter, government officials said Monday. -more-
Crews control 10-acre Oakland blaze
Daily Planet Wire Service
Saturday September 21, 2002
OAKLAND – Firefighters remained at the scene of a four-alarm fire Friday that tore through roughly 10 acres of brush in the Oakland Hills Thursday evening, a spokeswoman for the Oakland Fire Department said. -more-
