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10-31-2003, 09:35 AM
California's governor said yesterday that B.C. firefighters could be a major help in quelling wildfires he is classing as the worst disaster to hit his state. Gov. Gray Davis said his officials are trying to decide whether to take up Premier Gordon Campbell on his offer of firefighters and equipment to deal with the fires that have killed 22 people, destroyed 2,535 homes and scorched 3,000 square kilometres of Southern California.
Source: The Province (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=20bb82b0-75d5-44a0-9ce6-ee1d7598bee0&linkid=240&parent=news(headlines)&)
Source: The Province (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=20bb82b0-75d5-44a0-9ce6-ee1d7598bee0&linkid=240&parent=news(headlines)&)