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USFA: California On-Duty Death

USFA: California On-Duty Death

Squad Boss dies fighting El Dorado Fire     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Charles Morton, 39, of the San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots, on September 17,...

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Wind, Low Humidity Help California’s Bobcat Fire Grow

Wind, Low Humidity Help California’s Bobcat Fire Grow

Wildfire has doubled in size     By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) Sunday, burning structures,...

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Firefighters Battle Exhaustion and Wildfires

Firefighters Battle Exhaustion and Wildfires

Many trying to protect where they live     By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. They lose track of time when the sun is blotted...

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