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California Brush Fire Burns Over 200 Acres

California Brush Fire Burns Over 200 Acres

Helicopter used in Santa Barbara County fire     SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Winds spread a brush fire over 200 acres (81 hectares) on the south Santa Barbara County coast early Thursday amid a spell of hot and dry weather. The fire erupted on a ridge near...

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Abandoned Campfire Causes Colorado Wildfire

Abandoned Campfire Causes Colorado Wildfire

Parsnip Fire was discovered on Monday     SILVERTHORNE, Colorado - The Sopris Sun reports that 15 firefighters and a helicopter contained the spread of a wildfire caused by an abandoned campfire in the White River National Forest. The Parsnip Fire was...

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Hundreds Evacuated from Florida Panhandle Wildfires

Hundreds Evacuated from Florida Panhandle Wildfires

Multiple structures lost in one 2,000-acre fire     PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Wildfires raging in the Florida Panhandle have forced nearly 500 people to evacuate from their homes, authorities said. One wildfire that broke out Monday afternoon in Santa Rosa...

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NIFC: National Significant Wildfire Potential Outlook

NIFC: National Significant Wildfire Potential Outlook

May, June, July and August 2020     Predictive Services, National Interagency Fire Center The wildland fire potential forecasts included in this outlook represent the cumulative forecasts of the ten Geographic Area Predictive Services units and the National...

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Wildfire Danger Remains High in Central Wisconsin

Wildfire Danger Remains High in Central Wisconsin

DNR responded to nearly 50 wildfires in the past week     MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning Sunday for 12 counties in central Wisconsin as the danger of wildfires...

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PG&E to Purge Most of Board in Bankruptcy Fallout

PG&E to Purge Most of Board in Bankruptcy Fallout

PG&E's choices for its future board will be closely scrutinized     By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when it emerges...

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Fire Danger High in Most North Dakota Counties

Fire Danger High in Most North Dakota Counties

Many burns bans issued across the state     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Forest Service says the fire danger in most counties across the state is very high or high. The rating is a forecast of the potential for non-agricultural grasslands to catch...

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