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Rosland Road Fire Restoration

Rosland Road Fire Restoration

Benefits of fuel reduction work     U.S. Forest Service This is a short video focused on a recent success story in which firefighters were able to catch the Rosland Road Fire largely due to prior hazardous fuels reduction work completed as part of the...

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Man Charged with Setting California Ranch2 Fire

Man Charged with Setting California Ranch2 Fire

Arson charge for homeless man     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors filed arson charges Tuesday against a man suspected of starting a wildfire last week that threatened homes near Los Angeles. Osmin Palencia, 36, turned himself in to police on Sunday, three...

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Firefighters Battle California Fires in Extreme Heat

Firefighters Battle California Fires in Extreme Heat

Nearly 30 fires burning in rural or forest lands     By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California firefighters battled destructive wildfires Monday as a lengthening heat wave roasted the state. Thousands of homes were at risk and air...

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Videos: Global 747 Supertanker Over Apple Fire

Videos: Global 747 Supertanker Over Apple Fire

Making drops on the Apple Fire   WAIT FOR IT!!!! UNBELIEVABLE pic.twitter.com/Wvj2zWdtkU — Combat Learjet (@Combat_learjet) August 18, 2020 Santa Cruz Films Global SuperTanker 944, a Boeing 747 was called in to assist firefighters with structure protection as a...

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Lightning Sparks New Wildfires Across California

Lightning Sparks New Wildfires Across California

Triple-digit temperatures through the weekend     LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge wildfire that has forced hundreds of people from their...

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Oregon’s Mosier Fire Destroys 11 Homes

Oregon’s Mosier Fire Destroys 11 Homes

Fire burned in brush, oak, and timber     MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — Authorities said Saturday a wildfire burning in the scenic Columbia River Gorge has burned 11 homes, with hundreds more threatened. InciWeb: Mosier Creek Fire Updates Meanwhile in central Oregon...

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USFA: Idaho On-Duty Death

USFA: Idaho On-Duty Death

Heart attack claims airbase manager, wildland firefighter     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Salmon Airbase Manager/Wildland Firefighter Eric R. Ellis, 45, of the Salmon Air Base,...

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