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Learning to Live with Fire in Santa Barbara

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By Ray Ford

Santa Barbara Independent | September 30, 2008

We love living right on the edge of one of the world's most scenic backdrops, but the privilege brings with it the potential for catastrophic disaster most any time the weather turns hot and the wind blows dry.

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