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Firefighters Make Progress on Los Angeles Wildfire

Firefighters Make Progress on Los Angeles Wildfire

Fire was 32% contained on Tuesday     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday increased containment of a Los Angeles wildfire and officials identified the man suspected of starting the blaze that prompted evacuations in canyon neighborhoods. Ramon...

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Massachusetts Brush Fire Spreads to Nearly 1,000 Acres

Massachusetts Brush Fire Spreads to Nearly 1,000 Acres

Fire is believed to be the largest since 1999     NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts brush fire has spread across nearly 1,000 acres (405 hectares) and is now the state's largest wildland fire in more than two decades, state officials said....

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U.S. Wildland Firefighting Force Urged to Get Vaccinated

U.S. Wildland Firefighting Force Urged to Get Vaccinated

Camps to operate with multiple precautions to reduce coronavirus infections     By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland...

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Large Brush Fire Scorches Western Massachusetts

Large Brush Fire Scorches Western Massachusetts

One firefighter injured in East Mountain fire     NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (AP) — An 800-acre (324-hectare) brush fire in western Massachusetts that started late last week is thought to be the largest in the state in more than a decade, a state official said...

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Early Wildfire Season Predicted in Drought-Stricken Nevada

Early Wildfire Season Predicted in Drought-Stricken Nevada

“We have not seen conditions this severe in the last 20 years,”     By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada fire officials say the worst drought conditions the state has seen in two decades should make for an early start to the wildfire...

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More U.S. Forests in New Mexico Impose Fire Restrictions

More U.S. Forests in New Mexico Impose Fire Restrictions

Carson and Santa Fe National Forest to begin Stage One restrictions     TAOS, N.M. (AP) — More national forests in drought-stricken New Mexico plan to impose fire restrictions on activities such as campfires and smoking in an attempt to prevent human-caused...

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Photos: California Pacific Palisades Wildfire

Photos: California Pacific Palisades Wildfire

Wildfire burns near Topanga State Park     LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn't burned in more than 60 years, authorities said Monday. READ...

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Arson Arrest in California’s Pacific Palisades Wildfire

Arson Arrest in California’s Pacific Palisades Wildfire

Wildfire was 23% contained on Monday     By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn't burned in more than 60...

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