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Crews make progress on two of the largest California blazes, turn focus to third

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Firefighters made significant progress Sunday on two of the biggest wildfires raging across Northern California, but officials cautioned that they still face major challenges.

The winds that bedeviled firefighters Saturday remained mostly calm, allowing them to go back on the offense after a day of new evacuations. Officials said they strengthened containment lines on the massive Tubbs and Atlas fires, which by Sunday evening were 60 percent and 65 percent contained, respectively.

"Any day we don't have flareups and significant fire activity popping up unexpectedly in those communities that are affected is a good day," said Paul Lowenthal, assistant fire marshal for the Santa Rosa Fire Department. "I would

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