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The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced hundreds of campers to evacuate. The rest of the park in California remained open, though smoke that hung in the air obscured some of the most scenic vistas and views. More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened in the Mariposa Grove but as of Saturday afternoon there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, including the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.

Fire officials say it may be a strange concept to grasp, but the process can be effective to control flames from growing even further.

I got it. i got it. >> you see it on the top right of your screen, they hand down the infant to the deputies. they were able to climb into those balconies on the second floor where the mom was able to hand her 1-year-old baby girl down safely to officers. emergency crews were also able to get to the mom and grandmother. they got them out safely as well. no casualties reported in the fire, no deputies injured either. and let's go to northern arizona together here, the tunnel wildfire has been going on for nearly a week, it's burned more than 21,000 acres, and it's still only 3% contained this...

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To return home, some did anyway. back in grand isle.... >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: you got-- you got time here. you got memories here. >> yeah. >> reporter: mayor camardelle is heartbroken for what the town's 1,400 permanent residents will come home to. >> it's tough, but i'm going to get them home. i promise you that. as long as there's one grain of sand in grand isle, i'm going to plant the american flag. i can promise you that. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the mayor finally got some good news. help finally arrived. they brought communication towers and some generators, and they also ca...