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Dryden Fire #79 Update

The top priority forest fire remains Dryden Fire Number 79, Southwest
of Vermilion Bay.
The blaze has been burning out of control for 3 weeks but has dropped
to 2,221 hectares in size.
Speaking from the base camp in Vermilion Bay, Incident Commander Fred
Welch stressed its a stubborn fire.

n070 runs: 22 sec. out…areas now.

31-ground crews and 10-helicoptors are now committed to the fire.

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Dryden, CA
12:17 pm, May 19, 2026
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