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Firefighters located a heavy fire inside a first-floor apartment unit, which was spreading to neighboring units and trapping residents in the upper floors, the Alameda Fire Department said.

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The Bay Area Air District is issuing an air quality smoke advisory through Wednesday because of smoke from the Salmon Creek prescribed burn.

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Ripon residents approved a benefit assessment in August to fund staffing for a second fire engine, which is expected to begin operations by February.

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VIDEO: Firefighters increased containment of a wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita to 63% on Monday as evacuation orders and warnings remained.

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"First crew that got on scene, they saw a house that was catching two other houses on fire, so we called for some additional help. A total of nine engines," Fire Battalion Chief Esparza said.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews worked overnight to contain the Bouquet Fire, which broke out Saturday afternoon northeast of Santa Clarita and continued to burn Sunday morning.

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