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Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State

Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State

Differences even among government agencies     By JANIE HAR and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Journalists have captured searing, intimate images of active and dangerous wildfires burning in California, due in large part to a...

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Wildfires Cause Evacuation of 500,000 in Oregon

Wildfires Cause Evacuation of 500,000 in Oregon

More than 10 percent of the 4.2 million people in the state     By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PHOENIX, Ore. (AP) — Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee...

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Washington Governor: Nearly 600,000 Acres Scorched

Washington Governor: Nearly 600,000 Acres Scorched

Multiple fires across the state     MALDEN, Wash. (AP) — Wildfires have scorched nearly 937 square miles (2,426 kilometers) in Washington state this week, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday as he toured the devastated remains of the town of Malden. That's more...

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Experts See Worse Disasters in the Future

Experts See Worse Disasters in the Future

Think 2020 has been bad?     By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames. Meanwhile, the Atlantic’s 16th...

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Deadly Northwest Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes

Deadly Northwest Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes

Three dead in Oregon     By GILLIAN FLACCUS and SARA CLINE Associated Press ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) — Deadly windblown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said Wednesday, warning it could be the...

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Three Dead in Northern California Wildfire

Three Dead in Northern California Wildfire

North Complex fire threatens town of Paradise     By TERENCE CHEA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes while carving a...

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Producing the Next Generation Fire Shelter

Producing the Next Generation Fire Shelter

A look at research into a better shelter   By Dena Ali | FireRescue Magazine During my recent research project on climate change and wildfires, I learned that the fire shelters that wildland firefighters carry are not capable of protecting them from flames and...

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