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Wind Fuels Two Wildfires Outside of Tucson

Wind Fuels Two Wildfires Outside of Tucson

Two wildfires in Oro Valley     ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were battling two separate wildfires Monday in a mountainous area outside of Tucson. Authorities in the town of Oro Valley said crews made slight progress on a nearby fire in the Pusch...

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Camp Pendleton Prescribed Burn

Camp Pendleton Prescribed Burn

Improving habitat on the base     Camp Pendleton - Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department conduct a prescribed burn in the Juliet Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 23, 2020. Firefighters with CPFD are using a...

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Alaska Interagency COVID-19, PPE Training

Alaska Interagency COVID-19, PPE Training

Hygiene and PPE donning and doffing     Alaska DNR DOF - This video produced by the Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Medic Program explains what COVID-19 is, its signs and symptoms, how it spreads, how to prevent the spread and also illustrates proper hand...

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Windy, Dry Weather Raises California Fire Danger

Windy, Dry Weather Raises California Fire Danger

Several fire across the region     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Windy, dry weather raised fire danger in California on Monday. The National Weather Service issued Red Flag warnings for Los Angeles and Ventura counties and for the southern Sacramento and northern San...

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Firefighters Battle Two Wildfires in Northern California

Firefighters Battle Two Wildfires in Northern California

Structures destroyed in fire north of Vacaville     VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — One evacuation order was lifted Sunday after firefighters gained the upper hand on a wildfire that destroyed three structures and threatened another 100 in a rural community, while...

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Winds Feed Wildfire in Northern California

Winds Feed Wildfire in Northern California

Approximately 100 homes threatened     WINTERS, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds on Sunday fed a smoky fire that threatened about 100 rural homes and prompted evacuations in Northern California, authorities said. The fast-growing blaze burned more than 2 square...

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Arizona Fire Season Ramped Up Due to Humans, Weather

Arizona Fire Season Ramped Up Due to Humans, Weather

75,000 acres burned already     PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's wildfire season is already in high gear, thanks in large part to human carelessness but also weather conditions last winter that produced an abundance of vegetation now serving as fire fuel....

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Nevada Prepares for High-Rise Fire Season Amid Coronavirus

Nevada Prepares for High-Rise Fire Season Amid Coronavirus

“Fire doesn’t really care that there’s a pandemic."     By SAM METZ AP/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Fire officials preparing for a hazardous wildfire season in Nevada will be challenged by high temperatures, drought and the coronavirus. “Fire...

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Webster, TX FX3 Wildland Pumper

Webster, TX FX3 Wildland Pumper

A Freightliner M2-106 4x4 chassis     Siddons-Martin Emergency Group - The Webster Fire Department has taken delivery of their new Pierce FX3 Wildland Pumper! This unit is built on a Freightliner M2-106 4x4 chassis with 500 gallons of water, 1000 GPM pump,...

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Arson Suspect Held for San Jose Spot Fires

Arson Suspect Held for San Jose Spot Fires

80-acre fire in San Jose     SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of setting a half-dozen spot fires in San Jose on Thursday was detained as firefighters worked to corral a blaze that briefly threatened homes, authorities said. The fires were reported at...

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