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Tanker drops help create a fire break at California wildfire

An inmate firefighter watches as an air tanker drops retardant while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. A growing and destructive wildfire moved toward remote California homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Wednesday as it scorched its way through bone-dry brush and trees. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

An air tanker drops retardant to create a fire break while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. A growing and destructive wildfire moved toward remote California homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Wednesday as it scorched its way through bone-dry brush and trees. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) drops retardant to create a fire break while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. A growing and destructive wildfire moved toward remote California homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Wednesday as it scorched its way through bone-dry brush and trees. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A firefighter battles a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. A growing and destructive wildfire moved toward remote California homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Wednesday as it scorched its way through bone-dry brush and trees. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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