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Fresno County firefighters respond to report of wildfire in Auberry area

Cal Fire issued an alert Tuesday afternoon for a possible new wildfire blaze in the Jose Basin area.

The dispatch was sent out shortly before 2 p.m., according to spokesman Dan Urias. Heavy equipment and multiple fire crews were being sent to the area.

The fire was limited to area about a quarter- to half-acre in size, Urias said.

This story was originally published June 22, 2021 at 2:02 PM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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