Web Helps Californians During Wildfires

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5 Nov 2003

Communities scattered by the flames regrouped via the Internet, staying in touch and informed through Web logs, e-mail and streaming audio of police and fire radio transmissions.

Some residents even turned themselves into reporters and lit out for the fire lines, where they pressed authorities for details that they posted online along with photos of the firescape.

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  • Anonymous

    I cant believe the the magnitude of the fires. Its awful.

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