Topic - Sabrina Singh

Ms. Singh said 500 active-duty Marines from Camp Pendleton, about 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles, will be assisting local officials with route clearance, search-and-rescue missions, and helicopter airlift operations.

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However, the record high winds that are fanning and spreading the fires are also grounding aircraft needed to attack the flames, Ms. Singh said.

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