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California Governor Gray Davis thanks San Diego Fire Department firemen (L-R) Russell Simon, John Wood and Thomas Wood after a news conference in the heavily damaged community of Scripps Ranch in San Diego, California, October 27, 2003. Over 150 structures and homes were burned to the ground as Santa Ana winds caused a firestorm in southern California. (UPI/EARL S. CRYER)
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