Wildfires set back Olympic hopefuls

Four Olympic hopefuls from Gainesville in northeast Georgia are among those coping as wildfires rage in Southern California. The four kayakers have been training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego. They say they were evacuated but have been allowed to return, but smoke and ash are preventing them from training outdoors. Wildfires, burning in seven counties in California, have destroyed about 1,500 homes and caused more than a half-million people to flee since the first blaze began late Saturday.

Georgia FEMA team helps wildfire victims

A Georgia-based team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is headed to California to help with the wildfires. The foursome will help communicate with evacuees at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Thousands of people have sought refuge at the stadium as wildfires rage largely uncontrolled in southern California. The team is one of only two nationwide. The other is based in Chicago. In August, the Atlanta team deployed to help victims of Hurricane Dean.