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The West Is Still On Fire
High temperatures and continued drought mean little relief for a West plagued by wildfire.
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8,000-acre Wildfire North of Napa Valley Prompts Evacuations
A fast-moving brush fire burning north of Napa Valley that has destroyed structures swelled to 8,000 acres Thursday, prompting 500 people to evacuate.
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Lower Lake,California Rocky Fire
8 The sun rises over an area smothered with smoke from the Rocky Fire in Lower Lake, California. Over 900 firefighters are battling the fire has burnt over 15,000 acres since it started on Wednesday. The fire is currently five percent contained and has destroyed three homes.
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Wildfires Prompt Brown to Declare State of Emergency in California
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for all of California in the wake of at least 18 wildfires that killed one firefighter and drove hundreds of people from their homes.
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Wildfire in Northern California
Photos of the recent wildfires in California
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Thunderstorms May Challenge Firefighters Battling 65,000-Acre Rocky Fire
The unpredictable Rocky fire grew to 65,000 acres by Tuesday morning after bursting through the containment line and jumping a highway, sending embers over firefighters.
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Spain Wildfire Forces More Evacuations
A wildfire that officials suspect was started deliberately forced the evacuation of a third town in western Spain today, officials said.
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British Columbia Fires: Hundreds Flee Fast-Moving Fire Near Rock Creek, B.C.
Hundreds of people spent the night wondering if their homes or belongings had been destroyed in a massive wildfire near Rock Creek in B.C's southern Interior.
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Military Deployed to Battle Wildfires in the West
Active-duty soldiers being sent to fight fires in Washington; wildfires currently burning in seven states; California fires destroying 1,000 acres an hour
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Three Firefighters Killed in Washington as Wildfires Spread Across West
Three firefighters were killed near Spokane, Washington, fighting one of the more than 100 wildfires burning across the West, authorities said.
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3 firefighters die in wildfire after vehicle crashes
Three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled a blaze Wednesday in Washington state, authorities said. Four other firefighters were injured. The casualties came as firefighters on several fronts fought against raging wildfires advancing on towns in the north-central part of the state. The accident occurred near the town of Twisp, the National Forest Service said...
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This Week at Interior August 21, 2015
Published on Aug 21, 2015 This Week: Secretary Jewell mourns three U.S. Forest Service firefighters who died fighting a wildland fire near Twisp, Washington; for the first time since 2006 active duty military personnel are being mobilized to fight western wildfires; Interior releases its National Seed Strategy to help landscapes and habitats
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Sequoia National Forest, California
A burned trucks sits next to the remains of the Kings Canyon Lodge, burnt by the so-called "Rough Fire"
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Firefighting
An airplane drops fire retardant on the Twisp River fire near Twisp, Washington August 20, 2015
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The Western U.S. Is Burning, and There Aren't Enough Firefighters to Stop It
The Forest Service has spent $800 million trying to control wildfires this year
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Worsening Wildfire Seasons Tax The Forest Service
The agency says it's now spending record amounts on fire suppression, and these bills are coming at the expense of its other programs — many of which would help prevent future wildfires.
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Data, Analytics Help Fight Forest Fires
Cameron Tongier of the US Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Branch spoke with InformationWeek from his temporary office near a fire line in Idaho. He's one of several front-line wildfire managers we spoke with about the long arc of data analysis that leads up to daily situation reports for wildfire managers.
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CBC Journalist Faced Evacuation, Destruction of His Own Cabin
Brian Dance had read newscasts about forest fires for decades, but never dealt with a fire encroaching on his own home.
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Extreme Heat, Intense Rain and Lightning Hit Southern California
Six brush fires in northern Los Angeles County were sparked by lightning Wednesday as another day of powerful thunderstorms and;high heat swept;through Southern California.
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'Explosive' Fire Forces Evacuations in Northern California
An "explosive" wildfire led to evacuations in several Northern California communities Friday, and the governor declared a state of emergency.
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