FRANKLIN FIRE

What are California's Santa Ana winds?

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Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze

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More than 3,700 residents have returned to their Malibu homes as weather conditions improved enough to help firefighters battling a Southern California blaze.

Fire danger diminishes in Southern California even as crews continue to battle Malibu blaze

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Weather conditions have improved enough in Southern California for forecasters to say that the worst of the high winds that drove a wildfire through part of Malibu have passed.

When fire threatened a California university, the school says it knew what to do

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In coastal Southern California, a university has extensive plans for students to shelter in place in case of a wildfire.