Bay Area firefighters deploy to SoCal to help battle wildfires

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Bay Area firefighters deploy to SoCal to battle wildfires
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At the San Jose Fire Dept training center, on Wednesday morning, a second wave of firefighters prepared to deploy to Southern Calif. as part of a mutual aide effort to battle wildfires.

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