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Mar Wall – I rappelled four firefighters into a lightning fire near Lake Wenatchee, WA. (2016)

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Wildfire Intensifies to 1,200 Acres but NJ First Responders Make ‘Substantial Progress’

Steven Rodas - nj.com A South Jersey wildfire has fanned out to an additional 200 acres as of Saturday afternoon but first responders have made significant headway, state officials announced. The blaze in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland began Friday...

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Darrell Smith - The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians must fortify their homes against the ongoing threat of wildfire home by home, neighbor by neighbor and community by community. That’s the message state and local fire authorities are working to...

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