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New Tools Assist Wildfire Detection and Smoke Forecasting

New Tools Assist Wildfire Detection and Smoke Forecasting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tools can help fire departments detect wildfire and forecast smoke spread     United States Fire Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had a successful year of research and...

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Wildfire in West Australia Burns More Homes

Wildfire in West Australia Burns More Homes

71 homes destroyed by Wednesday     PERTH, Australia (AP) — More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia's western city of Perth that is expected to continue burning for days. The fire had razed more than 9,000 hectares (22,200 acres) of...

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59 Homes Lost in Australian Wildfire

59 Homes Lost in Australian Wildfire

17,000-acre wildfire near Wooroloo     PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least 59 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many residents across the region...

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Golden Eagles Hotshots 2020

Golden Eagles Hotshots 2020

A look back at a busy season     Jeremiah Faumuina (This video was not endorsed by the BIA or by the Sycuan Tribe of the Kumeyaay Nation) The Golden Eagles Hotshots are a BIA Hotshot Crew out of Region 5 - South Ops (Southern California). We are located in...

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ICE Releases Hold on California Inmate Firefighter

ICE Releases Hold on California Inmate Firefighter

The deportation order remains in effect     By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An injured California inmate firefighter has been released from federal immigration detention and is home with his parents and sister for the first time...

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Oregon Resort Damaged in Archie Creek Fire Hopes to Reopen

Oregon Resort Damaged in Archie Creek Fire Hopes to Reopen

Repairs at Steamboat Inn are ahead of schedule     ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The owners of a resort on the Umpqua River that was damaged by last year’s Oregon wildfires are hoping to open for guests by mid-March. The News-Review reports that thanks to favorable...

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California Storm Raises Risk of Debris Flow in Burn Areas

California Storm Raises Risk of Debris Flow in Burn Areas

2,800 households told to evacuate in Santa Cruz County     By JOHN ANTCZAK and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A potent atmospheric river barreled ashore in Northern California, bringing downpours that threaten to unleash destructive...

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Del Rosa Hotshots 2020

Del Rosa Hotshots 2020

A look back at the past fire season     Francois Shoumounejad Take a look through the eyes of a Del Rosa Hotshot of the 2020 Fire Season Del Rosa Hotshots https://youtu.be/R8Qek59uRZ4

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Infrared Tech Used to Fight Carlsbad Fire

Infrared Tech Used to Fight Carlsbad Fire

Overhead help used to assist firefighters       Wildland Firefighter Staff CARLSBAD, California - FOX 5 San Diego reports that when firefighters contained the Park Fire in Carlsbad, and kept it from spreading into a residential neighborhood, they had...

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Entiat Hotshots 2020

Entiat Hotshots 2020

A look at the 2020 fire season     Entiat IHC Crew Media The Entiat Interagency Hotshot Crew is a 20-person wildland fire fighting crew governed by the US Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (R-6). The Entiat IHC is hosted...

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