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What’s It Like Being a Wildland Firefighter?

What’s It Like Being a Wildland Firefighter?

A view of the job from Colorado     Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Wildfires have become increasingly large & extreme. This means that the women & men who work on the front lines to combat those fires are facing dangerous...

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Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Three Arizona Towns

Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Three Arizona Towns

Crown King residents told to prepare for an evacuation     PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for three towns near Crown King due to a wildfire that had grown to 2,500 acres Sunday south of the Prescott National Forest. It’s one...

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Flooding from Fire-Charred Area Threatens Flagstaff

Flooding from Fire-Charred Area Threatens Flagstaff

Wildfire burned 52% of watershed     FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in...

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Embattled Oregon State Forester Resigns

Embattled Oregon State Forester Resigns

Daugherty's tenure was marked by financial problems and loss of confidence     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned effective May 31. Daugherty submitted his...

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Goats Create Fire Break at Reagan Library

Goats Create Fire Break at Reagan Library

Over 350 goats at work on campus     SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 350 goats are using their mouths to help protect The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum from wildfire danger. The herd returned this week to eat brush around the...

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Arizona Begins Implementing Fire Restrictions

Arizona Begins Implementing Fire Restrictions

Stage One restrictions begin Friday     SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — State and federal public land management agencies in Arizona are beginning to impose fire restrictions due to hot and dry weather conditions across the state and an increase in fire starts...

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