Southland Firestorm:
A Special Report
The Times today publishes the first of three special Metro section reports. * Today: The Firefighters. Close-ups of the men and women who battled the flames from the ground and from the air.
* Saturday: The Recovery. A self-help guide for fire victims and a package of preventive measures for everyone else.
* Sunday: Eyewitness. First-person perspectives on the firestorm from a variety of viewpoints.
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