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Fire crews on both U.S. coasts battle wildfires
1 month, 1 week ago

Fire crews on both U.S. coasts battle wildfires

Associated Press  

RINGWOOD, N.J. — Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. AP AUDIO: Fire crews on both US coasts battle wildfires, 1 dead; Veterans Day ceremony postponed AP correspondent Julie Walker reports wildfires rage on …

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Fire danger ramps up as BOM predicts hotter temperatures around some parts of Australia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fire danger ramps up as BOM predicts hotter temperatures around some parts of Australia

ABC  

Parts of Australia will experience their hottest temperatures since last summer starting today, as Victoria faces its first total fire ban of the season. A total fire ban and extreme fire danger rating are in place today across Victoria's Mallee region with much of the state experiencing high fire danger. Fire warning for some parts Chief Officer of the Country …

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Firebugs lit more fires as emergency crews battled Ravenswood deliberately lit blaze, TFS says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Firebugs lit more fires as emergency crews battled Ravenswood deliberately lit blaze, TFS says

ABC  

In short: Firefighters say firebugs were responsible for a blaze at Ravenswood and were continuing to light other fires as they fought the main blaze. TasWater said the fire threatened a major treatment plant that supplies drinking water to Launceston, with fire crews on duty at the facility to defend it, if necessary. "As our crews — career and volunteer …

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Hero binman rescues woman, man and dog from deadly house fire
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hero binman rescues woman, man and dog from deadly house fire

Daily Mail  

A refuse collector has been hailed a hero after leaping from his bin lorry to rescue a screaming couple and their dog, after a blaze engulfed a maisonette. Binmen Kevin Marriott and Steve Whitehouse with Tiffany Dupree amd boyfirend Zac Braden Mr Whitehouse, 49, was on a trade waste round with driver Mr Marriott when they spotted the blaze on …

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RFS hazard reduction burns to keep Sydney's skyline smoky for several more days
1 year, 3 months ago

RFS hazard reduction burns to keep Sydney's skyline smoky for several more days

ABC  

Sydney has been trapped under an eerie blanket of smoke for several days, prompting health alerts and reducing visibility on the roads with forecasts suggesting it could linger until the weekend. Key points: Hazard reduction burns are blanketing Sydney in a layer of smoke Fire crews have been making the most of the mild spring conditions to reduce fuel loads …

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Wildfires raging near California-Oregon border leave 1 dead, destroy at least 9 homes
1 year, 4 months ago

Wildfires raging near California-Oregon border leave 1 dead, destroy at least 9 homes

LA Times  

Smoke from the Head fire — the most active of the Happy Camp complex — blankets the closed State Route 96 in the Klamath National Forest. Wildfires burning in the Klamath National Forest near the California-Oregon border have killed one person, scorched at least nine homes, blanketed valleys in thick smoke and prompted evacuation orders affecting hundreds of residents. The …

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Surrey is hit by forest fires as aerial footage shows smoke billowing for miles
2 years, 4 months ago

Surrey is hit by forest fires as aerial footage shows smoke billowing for miles

Daily Mail  

Wildfires have ripped across tinderbox Britain as plumes of smoke billow through roads in Kent, Surrey and Enfield, sparking a huge emergency response - a day after a drought was declared in parts of England. The astonishing video shows fire engines at the scene in the south of England before exposing thick clouds of smoke billowing for miles across the …

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UK wildfires: Police say fires that tore through UK during heatwave may have been arson
2 years, 5 months ago

UK wildfires: Police say fires that tore through UK during heatwave may have been arson

Daily Mail  

** Are you in Wennington or anywhere else hit by wildfires? A fire burns the Kiddi Caru nursery in the Walnut Tree area of Milton Keynes down to the ground as blazes take hold of areas across England ‹ Slide me › The fire at Wennington is shown yesterday and the area is also pictured before the blaze A woman …

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Fire crews battling the massive New Mexico wildfire want a break from relentless wind
2 years, 7 months ago

Fire crews battling the massive New Mexico wildfire want a break from relentless wind

NPR  

Fire crews battling the massive New Mexico wildfire want a break from relentless wind Enlarge this image toggle caption Adria Malcolm/REUTERS Adria Malcolm/REUTERS Exhausted fire crews are hoping to catch a weather break soon from relentless wind as they try to contain a massive and growing wildfire in northern New Mexico that is on track to soon become the state's …

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Fire crews race to save woman after she gets stuck in a tree trying to rescue her PARROT
2 years, 10 months ago

Fire crews race to save woman after she gets stuck in a tree trying to rescue her PARROT

Daily Mail  

Four fire crews rescued a woman who got stuck up an 18 foot tree after trying to help her sister's escaped parrot. Leanne's sister Toni-Anne, 33, tried to scale the tree in Woodlands Edge, Trowbridge herself to reach the bird, but got stuck Leanne Jones can be seen on CCTV with her parrot Missy, just as it flew away Leanne …

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Lake Tahoe evacuees may finally return home soon after firefighters begin to subdue Caldor Fire
3 years, 3 months ago

Lake Tahoe evacuees may finally return home soon after firefighters begin to subdue Caldor Fire

Daily Mail  

Tens of thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents are watching hopefully this weekend for a chance to return home as firefighters make progress against a threatening California blaze that has turned their thriving resort into a ghost town. The Caldor Fire consumes trees in Eldorado National Forest on Friday as better weather has slowed the growth of the huge California …

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Caldor fire blows past 200,000 acres as it nears Nevada
3 years, 3 months ago

Caldor fire blows past 200,000 acres as it nears Nevada

LA Times  

The Caldor fire is reflected off Caples Lake near Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Wednesday. “All of our resource focus on this side is all broken up into structure protection, and trying to skirt that fire away from the valuables at risk and the communities down here.” Monday said crews were laying bulldozer lines on the east side of Pioneer Trail …

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Fire crews contain Lake Bennett blaze as unpredictable bushfire conditions threaten across NT
3 years, 4 months ago

Fire crews contain Lake Bennett blaze as unpredictable bushfire conditions threaten across NT

ABC  

Northern Territory firefighters have managed to contain a bushfire that has been burning since yesterday afternoon at Lake Bennett — with the watch and act alert now downgraded to advice. Key points: A watch and act fire is burning on Marraki Road at Lake Bennett Bushfires NT says the fire has been "very difficult" to bring under control A total …

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Coastguard launch desperate hunt for missing woman, 61, who vanished from her home last night
3 years, 7 months ago

Coastguard launch desperate hunt for missing woman, 61, who vanished from her home last night

Daily Mail  

A body has been found by emergency services after a desperate search to track down a 61-year-old woman who vanished from her home last night. The body of a woman has been found in Keith, Moray, today after a hunt was launched to find Christine Thomson who was last seen at around midnight on Monday night going into Tuesday morning …

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Bobcat fire burns 112,000 acres and at least 29 structures, and is only 17% contained
4 years, 3 months ago

Bobcat fire burns 112,000 acres and at least 29 structures, and is only 17% contained

LA Times  

Fire officials say the number of burned structures could rise as high as 85 as the blaze continues to grow. At least 29 structures have been destroyed by the Bobcat fire in northeastern Los Angeles County, and the number could reach 85, officials said Tuesday. “It’s a very dynamic incident,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said in a …

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