"Without a doubt the rain is helping," said Cory Swift, a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Wintry weather blankets New England and California mountains, storm expected in central regions
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Containment increases had been reported as of 9 a.m. Saturday on the fires that are part of the so-called Luray Complex, which are burning on a mix of private and National Forest Service land in Page County, Swift said in a phone interview.
Rain helps contain still-burning wildfires in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley; state sending more aid
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