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Firefighters working through the night have completed fireline around the entire perimeter of the wildfire that erupted beside Interstate 5 north of Grants Pass, an important step forward after the fast-moving blaze destroyed a home and threatened surrounding neighborhoods Saturday.
Updated infrared mapping now places the fire at approximately 96 acres. Officials stressed that the larger number does not mean the wildfire expanded significantly overnight. The revised acreage came from more precise mapping conducted by an infrared-equipped unmanned aircraft.
Roughly 125 firefighters and support personnel are assigned to the incident Sunday as crews continue strengthening the perimeter, extinguishing lingering heat and preparing for another afternoon of potentially
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