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Nov 08 2023
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Wildfire contained in Brookwood, but still smoldering
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Dozens of acres continue to burn in Tuscaloosa County near Brookwood. The wildfire started about 15 miles outside of Brookwood on Tuesday. The area continues to see smoke as the fire smolders, the result of the 125 acres that burned, but the good news is the fire is contained, under control to the relief of town leaders and residents. Katie Smith has no desire
Fox 6 WBRC
Nov 13 2023
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Drought increases risk of wildfires in Hawaii rainforests
HONOLULU — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 people. No one was injured and no homes burned in the latest fire, which scorched mountain ridges on Oahu, but the flames wiped out irreplaceable native
The Maui News
Nov 17 2023
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Crews battle wildfire on Windrock Mountain, no structures threatened
Trails cut around the Windrock area are helping contain the fire, according to Clinton Fire Marshal and Marlow VFD Chief Danial Adams. ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Fire crews are working to contain a 70-acre fire on Windrock Mountain, according to the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department. Clinton Fire Marshal and Marlow VFD Chief Danial Adams told 10News they received a call around 7 p.m. Thursday on
WBIR 10
Nov 05 2023
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Lufkin Daily News
Jul 31 2023
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First State crew joins the fight against a wildfire blaze in Southern California
The Delaware Forest Service is lending a hand to efforts to fight a wildfire in Yosemite National Park in Southern California. A 3 person wildland fire engine crew departed from Blackbird State Forest Friday, and began their 2 week assignment today. For the next 14 days, the crew will patrol the area and isolate new fire starts caused by human activity and lightning strikes. The goal is to
Delaware Public Media
Nov 15 2023
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Stories from the front lines of the deadly Lahaina wildfire
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Months after the Lahaina fires, first responders are still shaken by a tragedy they know was out of their control, and they’re saddled with grief for those they couldn’t save. From the front lines come stories of heroism and regret, ingenuity against and defeat by the worst Mother Nature could throw at one town, and lessons learned for preparing for a more fire-prone era. It
KHON 2
Nov 22 2023
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State Legislature working group urgently tackles wildfire prevention in Hawaiʻi
Wildfires have been a growing problem for decades throughout Hawaiʻi due to the significant change in large-scale land use and mounting impacts of climate change. But there was a lack of urgency by state and local government to take comprehensive action until Aug. 8, the day eight fires — including the catastrophic Lahaina blaze — burned simultaneously on Maui and the Big Island. Soon after
Maui Now News
Aug 30 2023
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PG&E begins public safety power shutoffs portions of Northern California to reduce wildfire risk
Hot weather and windy, dry conditions have led Pacific Gas and Electric to enact public safety power shutoffs in parts of the Bay Area and Northern California to help prevent wildfires. Shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, PG&E began shutting off power in small portions of Napa County and seven other Northern California counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Shasta, Tehama, and Yolo. Two tribal
CBS News (Online)
Nov 19 2023
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Wildfire from interstate crash spreads rapidly over mountains
More than 190 North Carolina firefighters are battling to contain the Black Bear Fire that has spread to nearly 1,800 acres across mountain forests after being sparked by a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 40. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS)—National Forests in North Carolina confirmed in a Saturday evening update that the fire had burned through at least 1,790 acres and was zero percent
Newsweek
Oct 31 2023
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Hawaii Wildfire Police Footage
Maui police held a news conference to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August. The video includes shots of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital. Chief John Pelletier said Monday his department faced a deadline to release 20 hours of body camera footage in response to an open
The Northern Virginia Daily