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Utility Equipment Sparked 2018 Woolsey Fire in California

Utility Equipment Sparked 2018 Woolsey Fire in California

Southern California Edison equipment identified in report     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 2018 wildfire that killed three people and destroyed 1,600 homes was sparked by Southern California Edison equipment, according to a report by investigators released this week...

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August Complex Fire Water Tender Rollover

August Complex Fire Water Tender Rollover

Rapid Lesson Sharing     Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center At approximately 0755 hours on September 27th, August Complex South Zone communications was notified of a Water Tender accident via radio by another Water Tender Operator who was also working in...

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Evacuation Orders Lifted in Two California Wildfires

Evacuation Orders Lifted in Two California Wildfires

Burned firefighters still in critical condition     IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for the last of some 130,000 Californians forced from their homes by two wind-driven wildfires. Smoky air lingered over a large swath of Southern...

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AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

AP: California Power Shutoffs Explained

A look at the what, how, and why     By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a...

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Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Burned Over 200 Homes

Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Burned Over 200 Homes

Cameron Peak Fire ignited in arid and rugged terrain     FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire that has scorched more than 326 square miles (844 square kilometers) since it started in mid-August, becoming the largest in Colorado history, has damaged or...

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Silverado Fire Photos

Silverado Fire Photos

Fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round...

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California Firefighters Critically Injured in Blaze

California Firefighters Critically Injured in Blaze

Two hand crew firefighters burned in Silverado Fire     By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that...

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