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California Wildfire Smoke Closes Reno Schools

California Wildfire Smoke Closes Reno Schools

Record-breaking heat wave in Nevada     By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A blanket of hazy smoke from California wildfires prompted the closure of schools Thursday in Reno-Sparks for the second time this week due to the unhealthy air as...

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HydraSpear SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit

HydraSpear SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit

Wildland Firefighting Tool Kits for 2020!     Our Jets Make Your Tools Dig Deeper and Faster! ™ 1.SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit P/N 54502: A single fixed 48” lightweight steel manifold for ease of storage and mobility in the field. Specifically designed for use...

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The Brew That Makes California Burn

The Brew That Makes California Burn

A flammable ecosystem     By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer If you want to build a fire, you need three things: Ignition, fuel and oxygen. But wildfire in California is a much more complex people-stoked witch’s brew. The state burns regularly because of...

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Crews Battle Over 300 Wildfires Across California

Crews Battle Over 300 Wildfires Across California

Evacuation orders in the San Francisco Bay Area     By HAVEN DALEY and JANIE HAR Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds...

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Brush Fire Closes Parts of Arizona Highway

Brush Fire Closes Parts of Arizona Highway

Video shows palm tree fire after lightning strike     GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) — Partial closures of two state highways were in effect Wednesday in east-central Arizona because of a lightning-caused brush fire. The partial closures of State Routes 188 and 288 in...

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Colorado Bans Opens Fires as State Battles Wildfires

Colorado Bans Opens Fires as State Battles Wildfires

Four fires have burned across 208 square miles     By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis issued a 30-day ban on open fires such as campfires, fireworks and other open sources of ignition on Tuesday as the state...

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