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At a Glance The state has seen 4,599 wildfires since Jan. 1.The fires have consumed 115 square miles, more than double what had burned by this time last year.Last year was the largest wildfire season recorded in modern California history. With brutal heat returning to the West, California firefighters' efforts to control wildfires gets even tougher in a year that has already seen more fires and more land burned than during the same time last year. Temperatures in the 100s...