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'Disaster Veteran,' Longtime LI Resident, Helps In LA During Fires: PM
Also: 'Miracle' officer home / Drag racing / Cats safe post fire / Athlete honored / Woman, 24, hit, killed / Missing woman, 89 / Deer cull

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One firefighter sustained a minor injury, officials say.
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