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Wildfire LLC: Texas Dozer Swamper Broken Leg

Wildfire LLC: Texas Dozer Swamper Broken Leg

"I just killed somebody. I just killed my ground man."     Wildfire Lessons Learned Center and Texas A&M Forest Service On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) resources responded to the Tractor Fire in Burnet County, Texas....

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Hover STEP Training

Hover STEP Training

A brief look at helitack training in Colorado     Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Get a first-person view of what it feels like to exit a helicopter while it's still in the air. This process, known as a "hover (STEP) exit", requires...

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Oregon Wildfire Burns Two Structures

Oregon Wildfire Burns Two Structures

Tankers and hotshots at work near Beatty     BEATTY, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire burning in south central Oregon has destroyed two structures, officials said. The Herald and News reported Monday that firefighters had made significant progress on the Ponina Fire,...

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Cape Town Wildfire Under Control

Cape Town Wildfire Under Control

University buildings badly damaged     By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters in Cape Town finally brought a wildfire under control Monday after it swept across the slopes of the city's famed Table Mountain, burning the...

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Wildfire Burns Cape Town, South Africa University

Wildfire Burns Cape Town, South Africa University

Other buildings caught fire     By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of...

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Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire

Fire Crews Control Oregon City Brush Fire

Brush fire burned approximately 40 acres     OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A brush fire Friday near Oregon City that prompted some “Go Now” evacuations for residents in about a dozen homes was deemed “controlled” at about 6 p.m., authorities said. Clackamas Fire...

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Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon

Fire Danger High Friday in Northwest Oregon

Red flag warning includes Portland     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry and windy conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures are elevating fire danger Friday into the weekend in much of Northwest Oregon including Portland, according to the National...

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