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Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response

Howe Ridge Fire Initial Response

The fire grew from 20 acres to an estimated 2,500 acres overnight     National Park Service, Intermountain Regional Office Lakewood, CO – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released a video documenting the first 36 hours of the Howe Ridge Fire, which...

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Crews Work to Keep Wildfire from Jumping Columbia River

Crews Work to Keep Wildfire from Jumping Columbia River

Fire on Reservation was likely started by lightning     SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters are trying to prevent a fast-growing wildfire from jumping the Columbia River. The fire on the Colville Indian Reservation was likely started by lightning last Friday...

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Smokey Bear Turns 75

Smokey Bear Turns 75

Anniversary comes as scientists warn the world's forests are vulnerable amid climate change     CAPITAN, N.M. (AP) — There will be 75 candles on his birthday cake and Smokey Bear still hopes none of them start a forest fire. The icon of the longest-running...

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2018 California Death Toll Rises

2018 California Death Toll Rises

Man burned in Paradise fire succumbs to injuries     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who had been hospitalized since the deadliest wildfire in California history incinerated a town in November has died, raising the number of...

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California Maker of Fire Protection Spray Sued for $5M

California Maker of Fire Protection Spray Sued for $5M

Lawsuit alleges product in corrosive and toxic     SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A $5 million lawsuit has been filed against a Los Angeles County company that sells a product it contends helps protect homes from wildfires. The Santa Barbara County district...

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South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Wildfire Report

South Metro Fire Rescue PIO Wildfire Report

PIOs cover the North Highway 67 fire     South Metro Fire Rescue PIO - On this Vlog Eric and Connor provide an up close look at wildland operations during the North Highway 67 Fire in Douglas County on July 30th and multi-agency structure fire training in...

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Lightning Sparks More Than a Dozen Wildfires in Nevada

Lightning Sparks More Than a Dozen Wildfires in Nevada

Three of the fires have burned more than four square miles     ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Lightning sparked more than a dozen wildfires in northeast Nevada over the weekend and forecasters are warning more are likely as thunderstorms move back into the region later...

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U.S. Northwest Unprepared as Wildfire Risk Grows

U.S. Northwest Unprepared as Wildfire Risk Grows

Last year, 40% of Washington's wildfires were on its wetter western side     By TOM JAMES Associated Press ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Nestled in the foothills of Washington's Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate...

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Military Aircraft Used to Fight Russian Wildfires

Military Aircraft Used to Fight Russian Wildfires

Military personnel battle fires in Siberia     MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's military says its aircraft dropped more than 1,200 metric tons of water (1,300 short tons) in a single day on wildfires in Siberia and made some progress in extinguishing the vast blazes....

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500 Firefighters Battle Central Portugal Wildfire

500 Firefighters Battle Central Portugal Wildfire

Fire broke out near the town of Tomar     LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese authorities say around 500 firefighters are combating a wildfire that started in a central area some 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Lisbon, the capital. Portugal's civil...

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