The services would keep sovereignty and have separate fire authorities which would enable them to have control over local services, fire crews and stations.

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And we've been engaging in some unprecedented coordination between federal, state, and local communities to try to bring this fire under control.

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The fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical failure, has been brought under control, local media report.

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