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Jerry McLean folds the flag that was flying outside the remains of his home Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. Some residents of a California town devastated by a catastrophic wildfire nearly a month ago were finally allowed to return home to sift through the charred remains in search of precious family heirlooms, photos and other possessions. (AP Photo/Don Thompson)

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Joyce and Jerry McLean sifted through twisted metal and broken glass Wednesday on the property where their mobile home once stood, hoping to find precious family possessions that might have survived the devastating California wildfire that leveled Paradise.

By DON THOMPSON and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press December 6, 2018