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Deadly and destructive wildfires erupt in the US each year, burning millions of acres and destroying thousands of homes. CNN is tracking the trends.

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Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...