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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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Lawyer Wants 2018 Colorado Wildfire Case Dismissed

Lawyer Wants 2018 Colorado Wildfire Case Dismissed

Doctors find Danish man unable to stand trial     By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a Danish man charged with arson for starting a wildfire that destroyed over 100 homes in southern Colorado in 2018 urged a judge on Thursday to...

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Yosemite National Park to Remain Closed after Wind Damage

Yosemite National Park to Remain Closed after Wind Damage

Crews work to repair downed electrical lines     YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park will remain closed through the weekend after high winds that battered much of California knocked down two giant sequoias and caused millions of...

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Baker River Hotshots 2020

Baker River Hotshots 2020

A look at last year's wildfire season     Johnny Brady A few of the more eventful moments from the 2020 fire season. A huge thank you to the friends and families of wildland firefighters (forestry technicians) everywhere. It's not possible to do what we do...

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Audio: Malibu Two-Alarm Brush Fire

Audio: Malibu Two-Alarm Brush Fire

Listen to Pacifico Incident Command     Fireground Audio Archive Fireground audio from the two-alarm structure and brush fire in Malibu, CA on 1/17/2021. Audio is not in real time. The audio is used under a Creative Commons license from Broadcastify. Los...

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California Winds Ease after Causing Fires, Power Outages

California Winds Ease after Causing Fires, Power Outages

Wildfires occurred statewide     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A windstorm that fanned brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians without power focused its remaining energy Wednesday on the southern end of the state, where forecasters warned of the...

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New Mexico Lawmakers Consider Prescribed Fire Measure

New Mexico Lawmakers Consider Prescribed Fire Measure

Clarifying liability and creating certification for private landowners     SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s energy and natural resources agency is putting its support behind legislation that it says would clear the way for more prescribed fires as the...

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