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Nothing Looks Good for 2021 Wildfire Season

Nothing Looks Good for 2021 Wildfire Season

Severe drought has turned forests and grasslands into dry fuels     By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of...

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Four Dead in Florida Firefighting Helicopter Crash

Four Dead in Florida Firefighting Helicopter Crash

Helicopter crashed during training in Leesburg     LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) — A firefighting helicopter with four people on board crashed Tuesday near an airport in central Florida, killing at least one person, officials said. The helicopter crashed into a marsh...

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California Sees More Wildfires as Drought Intensifies

California Sees More Wildfires as Drought Intensifies

Fires so far have burned nearly five times as much acreage as they did last year at this time.     By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than...

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The Wildfire Diaries, Episode 2

The Wildfire Diaries, Episode 2

The first female firefighting brigade in South Africa     Vallfirest     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Vallfirest (@vallfirest) Learn more about the Wildfire...

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Wildfire in Greece Burns Over 9,000 Acres

Wildfire in Greece Burns Over 9,000 Acres

Wildfire destroys power lines, causing local blackouts     ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters were battling a major forest fire in the Corinth region west of Athens for a second day Friday, with more settlements evacuated overnight. Civil Protection...

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Wildfire Threatens Homes in Santa Barbara, California

Wildfire Threatens Homes in Santa Barbara, California

Homes and television news stations threatened     SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A brushfire whipped by gusts threatened homes and commercial buildings in coastal California late Thursday night, authorities said. The blaze erupted around 9 p.m. in a westside...

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