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SWAT Team That Sparked Blaze Gets Fire Training

El Cajon, Calif., police will undergo fire safety lessons after they sparked a brushfire during SWAT training. U-T San Diego says the training occurred Saturday at a time when San Diego County had red-flag conditions of high temperatures and low …

California Officials Probe Whether SWAT Action Sparked Fire

Officials are investigating whether a joint fire-police SWAT team exercise may have sparked a brushfire that injured one firefighter and briefly threatened homes in San Diego County. The blaze Saturday afternoon charred 4 acres and burned close to houses near …