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A Cal Fire airtanker drops fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.
A dozer operator clears a fire break on a ridge near San Benancio road.
![A Cal Fire airtanker drops fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/77a96c2f-1015-44c1-98b6-bb0e9792ac39_rw_3840.jpg?h=5b32759fb7a8246192a24bed759a4b2e)
A Cal Fire airtanker drops fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.
![A Cal Fire airtanker prepares to drop fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/304ad6a9-b6dd-4b73-9d2e-01b08a002af8_rw_3840.jpg?h=effac9bfba0ddc559bc730152c678eef)
A Cal Fire airtanker prepares to drop fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.
![A Chinook helicopter drops water on the River fire near Mount Toro.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/b9960f75-6f16-4bb9-a96f-2b9634da2c94_rw_3840.jpg?h=50d7887227d70898557b914ce9846d68)
A Chinook helicopter drops water on the River fire near Mount Toro.
Strike teams from around California arrive on scene Aug. 16 to battle the River fire.
![Strike teams from around California arrive on scene Aug. 16 to battle the River fire.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/ffa4035c-c85f-4382-87e2-3439038c6edb_rw_3840.jpg?h=dede202830ce6add69b1e16515a1146d)
Strike teams from around California arrive on scene Aug. 16 to battle the River fire.
A Cal Fire airtanker prepares to drop fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.
![A Cal Fire airtanker prepares to drop fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/c39368cb-bfd4-4b4d-ab9b-ccef8f16940f_rw_3840.jpg?h=7e5c87cba392462cd7114a12de14c351)
A Cal Fire airtanker prepares to drop fire retardant near Mount Toro in Salinas.
![A dozer operator clears a fire break on a ridge near San Benancio road.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/01a347e0-fc37-4807-b02c-82f66a91d8e7_rw_3840.jpg?h=3e038cd9a439001c14a372c4badeb46f)
A dozer operator clears a fire break on a ridge near San Benancio road.
![A dozer operator clears a fire break on a ridge near San Benancio road.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/55257ddc-e048-43cd-8daf-9f6537805a31_rw_3840.jpg?h=88f2e7f73dca78eeaa5d0eb528f218a8)
A dozer operator clears a fire break on a ridge near San Benancio road.
![A red-tailed hawk soars near Mount Toro during the River fire Aug. 16.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/23a257da4a7fd1ba81bba39a04bf7244/24979cf1-fa4b-41cb-9a36-acc29fe62565_rw_3840.jpg?h=20815762a0f3f0e52b3246ebfe8d1d56)
A red-tailed hawk soars near Mount Toro during the River fire Aug. 16.
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Smoke from the River fire made a dramatic sunset.