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Idaho Sends Firefighters to California

Idaho Sends Firefighters to California

Five engines and 17 personnel     BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is sending firefighters and equipment to California to fight wildfires. Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little late Tuesday approved sending five fire engines and 17 personnel to California where...

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Hundreds of Koalas Feared Dead in Australian Wildfires

Hundreds of Koalas Feared Dead in Australian Wildfires

Two-thirds of area burnt was a koala habitat     By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast. Port Macquarie Koala...

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Wildfire Burns Near Reagan Library

Wildfire Burns Near Reagan Library

New blaze starts in Simi Valley     By MARCIO SANCHEZ and GREGORY BULL Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and...

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Winds, Fires, and Blackouts for Californians

Winds, Fires, and Blackouts for Californians

Frustration over power cuts as fires burn     By JANIE HAR and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires and darkness from yet another power outage that hit more than 1...

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Serbia Asks Russia for Help Fighting Wildfire

Serbia Asks Russia for Help Fighting Wildfire

Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain the blaze     BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has asked for Russia's help in fighting a wildfire that has been raging for the past three days in a remote mountainous area on the border between Serbia and Bulgaria....

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Off-Roading in Oregon

Off-Roading in Oregon

Wildland interface off-road training     Bend Fire Department Training Division - Apparatus - Off Road Interface Course https://youtu.be/Jcd_PuC-s2U  

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Anger Rises as California Utility Increases Blackouts

Anger Rises as California Utility Increases Blackouts

Another round could leave millions without power     By DON THOMPSON and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state's biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention...

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Celebrities, Residents Flee from Los Angeles Wildfire

Celebrities, Residents Flee from Los Angeles Wildfire

Wildfire destroys several homes     By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of...

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Power Lines May Have Started Two California Fires

Power Lines May Have Started Two California Fires

Fires began in area where PG&E kept power on     By DON THOMPSON and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area,...

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Fires Spread During Power Cuts in Northern California

Fires Spread During Power Cuts in Northern California

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency     By TERENCE CHEA and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — As nearly 200,000 people remain under evacuation order from threat of wildfire, some of the millions of people in Northern...

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Hundreds of Oregon Firefighters En Route to California

Hundreds of Oregon Firefighters En Route to California

Strike teams of firefighters from several counties     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Fifteen wildfire strike teams from Oregon fire departments are on the way to help battle the California wildfires. The Statesman Journal reports the strike teams, made up of nearly 300...

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