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Thursday’s Creek Fire Updates: Helicopters Squelch Highway 168 Hot Spots, Check New Evacuation Map

Cal Fire officials said early Thursday that efforts to contain the Creek Fire would include "numerous firefighting air tankers ... as conditions allow" over Fresno and Madera counties. However, as of 1 p.m., a smoke-trapping inversion layer had kept aircraft grounded, Cal Fire said. But FlightRadar24.com showed significant helicopter activity over the...

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