(07-02) 16:20 PDT POPE VALLEY -- About 1,000 firefighters made good progress Wednesday in putting down a wildfire that raged on rugged land north of Napa Valley's famed wineries, burning five structures, threatening nearly 400 more and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate. But the explosive spread of the so-called Butts Fire, which broke out Tuesday in the rural Pope Valley west of Lake Berryessa before chewing up five square miles of land, underscored concerns that this winter's dry weather has the potential to fuel one the worst fire seasons in decades. With rainfall at near historic lows over the past 12 months - on the heels of two previous years with little precipitation - the...
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