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Up Close at the Glass Fire

Up Close at the Glass Fire

Behind the scenes with Alameda County firefighters     Alameda County Fire XAL 2016A, comprised of Alameda County Fire, Fremont Fire, Hayward Fire, and Oakland Fire, has been working for the last 72 hours as part of the initial attack at the Glass Fire....

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USFA: NIST Study Reveals Wildfire Evacuation Factors

USFA: NIST Study Reveals Wildfire Evacuation Factors

A survey of residents who experienced the Chimney Tops 2 Fire leads to a better understanding of wildfire evacuations     United States Fire Administration In 2016, the fast-moving Chimney Tops 2 Fire in Tennessee killed 14 and injured over 200 people. This...

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Oregon Relaxes Asbestos Rules to Speed Wildfire Cleanup

Oregon Relaxes Asbestos Rules to Speed Wildfire Cleanup

Suspension of fees among the changes     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are relaxing some requirements for handling ash and debris containing asbestos to speed work in removing debris from homes and buildings destroyed by wildfires. The Oregon...

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Fire Investigators Seize PG&E Equipment

Fire Investigators Seize PG&E Equipment

Materials taken from near origin of Zogg Fire     SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the...

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Rapid Lesson Sharing: Fork Fireline Explosives

Rapid Lesson Sharing: Fork Fireline Explosives

Successful risk mitigation in difficult terrain   Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center By Eliot Pickett, Safety Officer Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 The Fork Fire presented very challenging issues in developing a containment strategy, primarily...

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California Wildfires Larger Than Ever, But Not Deadlier

California Wildfires Larger Than Ever, But Not Deadlier

“We used to think a 50,000-acre fire was huge."     By JULIET WILLIAMS and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a...

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Winds Fan Rocky Mountain Wildfires in Wyoming

Winds Fan Rocky Mountain Wildfires in Wyoming

Latest on Mullen and Cameron Peak fires     CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two big Rocky Mountain wildfires flared up again Monday as dry, gusty winds blew embers past areas where firefighters had been making progress. Firefighters at the Mullen Fire on the...

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Crews Make Progress on Nevada Wildfire

Crews Make Progress on Nevada Wildfire

Aircraft assisting in fighting fire near Cold Springs     By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An evacuation order remained in place but fire officials said they were making progress Monday against a wildfire north of Reno and the most...

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Video: CHP Helicopter Rescue at Wildfire

Video: CHP Helicopter Rescue at Wildfire

Rescue of four National Guard members     CBS Sacramento Dramatic video released by the California Highway Patrol on Saturday showed a rescue of four injured U.S. National Guard members inside the firelines in Butte County this weekend.  ...

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“Badgers” Provide Cal Guard Needed Wildfire Support

“Badgers” Provide Cal Guard Needed Wildfire Support

Wisconsin Black Hawks fighting the Creek Fire and SQF Complex Fire     Defense Flash News FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES 09.30.2020 Video footage of an element of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop...

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Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow

Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow

August Complex fire has covered nearly 1,566 square miles     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres. The new mark for the August Complex in the Coast...

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California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres

California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres

More than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people     By JOCELYN GECKER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new...

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