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Rain In The Forecast To Bring Relief To California's Weary Firefighters

Handmade signs are seen attached to a road closure sign on Oct. 16, 2017 in Oak Knoll, Calif. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Handmade signs are seen attached to a road closure sign on Oct. 16, 2017 in Oak Knoll, Calif. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

As weather conditions improve and firefighters continue to make progress on the fires burning in Northern California, many evacuees are returning home and much of the region is turning toward recovery. FEMA Administrator Brock Long was there Tuesday to survey damage and encouraged people to apply for help.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson checks gets the latest with KQED’s Dan Brekke(@danbrekke).

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