Hawaiian governor announces $4 billion settlement reached over Maui wildfires
Hawaii Governor Josh Green says the state’s largest power utility, Hawaiian Electric, and other defendants have reached a tentative deal to pay more…
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El Centro Fire Strike Team sent to help fight Park Fire
The El Centro Fire Strike Team left the Valley this week to help fight the Park Fire, but not all of the team is fighting at the front…
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Nixon Fire burns more than 4,500 acres, 0% contained
According to sources, the fire was progressing rapidly Tuesday toward mountains along the boundary separating Riverside and San Diego Counties, with…
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Quarry Fire burns about 100 acres, nearly 600 home under evacuation orders
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has issued mandatory evacuation orders for nearly 600 homes due to a wildfire burning near Deer Creek…
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Sand Stone Fire burns thousands of acres
As of Monday at 10:00am, the Sand Stone Fire has burned 12,985 acres with 0% containment. It was found to be lightning-caused and is growing…
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Nixon Fire in California grows to 3,700 acres, 0% contained
The Nixon Fire began just before noon on Monday. It started at about five acres, then exploded to 295 acres within two…
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Borel Fire burns more than 38,000 acres, assessments ongoing
The Borel Fire in Kern County ignited on Wednesday in the Kern River Canyon and spread rapidly due to strong…
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Park Fire arson suspect appears in court, fire grows to more than 370,000
Ronnie Dean Stout II is suspected of starting the Park Fire by pushing a flaming vehicle into a gulley filled with dried brush at a park in…
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Rural Metro Fire Department shares how “Burn Days” work
Rural Metro Fire Department tells us the purpose of “Burn Days” and how to do them…
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Kolob Fire in Utah doubles in size, damages at least two structures
According to Utah fire officials, the wildfire grew to more than 600 acres on Sunday, after reaching around 300 acres the day before. The fire had…
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Park Fire in California surpasses 360,000 acres
Some residents are assessing the damage as the Park Fire surpassed 360,000 acres and destroys hundreds of…
Continue Reading Park Fire burns 350,000 acres, 12% contained
Since Wednesday, Cal Fire officials say the Park Fire has burned 350,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire in the state this year. It’s destroyed…
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Latest updates on the fire near Spreckels Sugar Factory
According to the ICFD, there was at least one trailer that caught on fire as well as two vehicles, which they deemed as a total…
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According to the Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD), they, along with Holtville, El Centro and Brawley Fire, are assisting them in putting out a…
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One person injured in house fire, RMFD says house is a total loss
According to RMFD’s Battalion Chief, the fire happened at around 9:00am Saturday, in the area of S. Avenida Del Prado and West Ave del…
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Tankers drop fire retardant on Spokane Fire
Residents in some areas of Spokane, Washington, were being told get ready to leave on the evening of July 26, after a fire broke out in the…
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YFD deployed to battle Park Fire in California
In a press release, this is in regards to a “Strike Team deployment to the ‘Park Fire'” burning in Chico,…
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Red Cross sees an increase in summer home fires
Red Cross says they see an increase in home fires during the summer. They responds to a disaster every 8 minutes in the U.S. Over the last year, they…
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Escalator at JFK International Airport caught on fire
Some flights were affected and at least nine people were injured, mostly due to smoke inhalation. Officials say flights have since resumed and the…
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California brush fire, known as the Circle Fire, forces evacuations
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued in Madera County near the town of O’Neals after a fire ignited in the area Tuesday afternoon, the Madera…
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