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California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres

California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres

More than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people     By JOCELYN GECKER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new...

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Watch: America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters

Watch: America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters

Join us on October 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EDT     National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Our volunteers, staff and Board of Directors evaluated many options to continue the tradition of gathering in front of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial this...

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Baby Yoda Boosts Spirits on Western Wildfire Lines

Baby Yoda Boosts Spirits on Western Wildfire Lines

Kind donation from a five-year-old has an online following     By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old Oregon boy and his...

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Mullen Fire Destroys 29 Homes in Wyoming

Mullen Fire Destroys 29 Homes in Wyoming

31 other structures burned     By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures in a southeastern Wyoming forest and threatened to remain active for weeks to come, officials said. The fire in...

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Shelter Deployment at California’s Glass Fire

Shelter Deployment at California’s Glass Fire

Two firefighters not injured     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. Officials said wind-whipped flames led two firefighters to deploy...

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California Approaches 4 Million Acres Burned

California Approaches 4 Million Acres Burned

At least 30 dead in wildfires this year     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres burned this year by wildfires that have killed 30 people and incinerated hundreds of...

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California’s Wine Country Faces Fire Fatigue

California’s Wine Country Faces Fire Fatigue

The Glass Fire spread rapidly and is now burning through land that was saved from the other recent wine country fires     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and TERRY CHEA Associated Press NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with...

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Crews Patrol Lines Around Arizona’s Sears Fire

Crews Patrol Lines Around Arizona’s Sears Fire

At least 14 structures have been destroyed     PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday mopped up and patrolled containment lines around the perimeter of a wildfire burning in the Tonto National Forest near the northeastern outskirts of metro Phoenix. The...

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Dying Winds Give Hope in Northern California Wildfires

Dying Winds Give Hope in Northern California Wildfires

Glass Fire rages through two counties     By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through wine country north of San...

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El Dorado Fire: Up Close

El Dorado Fire: Up Close

Ride along with San Bernardino County firefighters     San Bernardino County Fire Department The San Bernardino County Fire Department takes you up close on the El Dorado Fire showing how multiple agencies battled the massive blaze in Oak Glen, Yucaipa,...

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