The firefighters did a phenomenal job battling the Telegraph Fire. By Sunday night, CalFire reported that they had achieved 90% containment, and expect to have the fire fully contained by the end of Monday.
Cruise through Al Golub's Telegraph Fire slideshow to get a glimpse of the manpower and resources necessary to fight a fire of this magnitude. Firefighters from all over California converged on the area, and you'll see crews from Union City, located near San Francisco, Kern County (northern California), and Riverside (from the South). Al's slideshow also includes some spectacular shots of DC-10 tankers dropping fire retardant over burning forests.
The Telegraph Fire covered 34,034 acres. As of Monday morning, all evacuation orders have been lifted, and Highway 140 is once again open for business.
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