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Crews Work to Contain Wildfire Near Smoky Mountains

Crews Work to Contain Wildfire Near Smoky Mountains

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from across Tennessee continued working Thursday morning to contain a wildfire near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that spread overnight despite rain from storms that passed through the area, officials said. The blaze,...

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Changing Snowfall Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire

Changing Snowfall Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire

By BRITTANY PETERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DECKERS, Colo. (AP) — Dripping flaming fuel as they go, a line of workers slowly descends a steep, snow-covered hillside above central Colorado's South Platte River, torching piles of woody debris that erupt into...

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New Director Named for Cal Fire

New Director Named for Cal Fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fire-plagued California has a new state fire chief. Joe Tyler, a 31-year veteran of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, was appointed Thursday to head a department struggling with drought- and climate-change-fueled...

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Eastern California Wildfire Stopped, Evacuations Lifted

BIG PINE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire in eastern California's remote Owens Valley was 30% contained early Friday after firefighters stopped its forward progress and evacuation orders were lifted, authorities said. The fire scorched more than 6 square miles but there were...

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Fire Chief Hospitalized with Burns at NC Wildfire

Mark Price The Charlotte Observer (MCT)A firefighter remains hospitalized after suffering multiple burns during a wildfire in western North Carolina, according to Otto Fire and Rescue in Macon County. The firefighter was identified as department Chief Terry Rholetter...

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