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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The Dixie fire blazes off of Highway 70 on July 21, 2021, in Plumas County, California. (Xavier Mascarenas/The Sacramento Bee/TNS) Wildfires are raging across Northern California. Here’s what lawmakers say should be done SACRAMENTO As the Dixie, Tamarack and Fly fires rage across Northern California, local and national lawmakers are calling for more resources, more transparency and preventative policy changes. On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Alpine, Butte, Lassen and Plumas counties. The declaration gives the counties greater access to state resources to combat the fires. But some lawmakers are calling for policy changes that go beyond resource allocation.

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