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    California Fire Danger Grows With Strong Winds In Forecast

    Dec 07, 2020

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fire danger in California will ramp up with strong winds predicted in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and portions of the Sierra Nevada.

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    Environment
    Flames approach houses during the Tick Fire on Oct. 24, 2019 in Canyon Country, California.
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    Rebuilding After A Wildfire? Most States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials

    Nov 25, 2020
    Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire.
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    Wildfire Spotting Network Grows To 610 Cameras In California

    Nov 10, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the threat of wildfires has grown to a staggering level in California, so has its network of high-tech cameras watching the backcountry to spot the first outbreak of flames and help firefighters battle them until they are contained.

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    Elections
    A new mobile voting center brings voting directly to residents in Santa Cruz County, Calif. Here, the VoteMobile is parked at Garfield Park Village, an apartment complex for seniors.
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    VoteMobile Helps California Wildfire Victims And Seniors Cast Their Ballots

    Oct 29, 2020
    A new mobile voting center is cruising through Santa Cruz, Calif., this election season. It's especially important for people who lost their homes in recent wildfires.
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    National
    A firefighter carries a hose while battling the Glass Fire in a Calistoga, Calif., vineyard, Oct. 1
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    Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

    Oct 27, 2020
    Experts warn that Western states and the federal government need to radically increase the number and size of controlled burns to help reduce the ongoing risks of more catastrophic wildfire seasons.
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    National
    A firefighter battles the Silverado Fire Monday,in Irvine, Calif. The wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California.
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    Orange County Fires: 2 Firefighters Critically Injured In Fast-Moving Blazes

    Oct 26, 2020
    Strong wind gusts are battering the region, spreading wildfires across Southern California. Officials said the wounded firefighters suffered second- and third-degree burns in the Silverado Fire.
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    Climate Risk Hits Home
    A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection airplane drops fire retardant along a burning hill during the Glass Fire in Calistoga, Calif., in September. California is one of two states to require wildfire risk be disclosed to new homebuyers.
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    Millions Of Homes Are At Risk Of Wildfires, But It's Rarely Disclosed

    Oct 21, 2020
    Many homeowners who lost everything in a wildfire had no idea they were at risk. Only two states require disclosing wildfire risk to buyers in the house hunting process.
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    National
    A firetruck drives along state Highway 168 last month while battling the Creek Fire in the Shaver Lake community of Fresno County, Calif.
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    White House Reverses Decision And OKs Wildfire Aid For California

    Oct 16, 2020
    Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump has approved some $350 Million in wildfire recovery funds. A FEMA statement had said the state and local governments could handle the damage.
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    Environment
    Ash covered grapes burned by the Glass Fire at the Chateau Boswell winery in St. Helena, California, U.S., on Monday.
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    'Unprecedented' Wildfire Season Threatens California's Wine Region

    Sep 28, 2020
    The fires, which have scorched nearly 6,000 square miles in California, now threaten to tear through communities in the state's picturesque wine country, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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    National
    California is preparing for windy, dry weather which is expected to cause critical fire conditions this weekend. Twenty-five major fires are burning throughout the state, including the Bobcat fire in Southern California, pictured on Sept. 21.
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    In California, Windy, Dry Weather Expected To Bring 'Critical' Fire Conditions

    Sep 26, 2020
    The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings throughout parts of the state. Cal Fire says winds and low humidity are expected to exacerbate fire conditions and drive up temperatures.
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    Weather
    A firefighter works to put out flames of the Bobcat Fire in Juniper Hills, Calif. As of Sunday, the wildfire has grown to more than 99,000 acres and is 15% contained.
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    As Firefighters Battle Dozens Of Blazes, California's Bobcat Fire Nears 100,000 Acres

    Sep 20, 2020
    Improving weather conditions have aided firefighters' efforts to contain major wildfires on the West Coast, but dozens rage on. The Bobcat Fire has become one of Los Angeles County's largest ever.
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    A helicopter prepares to drop water at a wildfire in Yucaipa, Calif., on Sept. 5. A firefighter was killed in the El Dorado blaze on Thursday.
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    A Firefighter Is Killed In California Wildfire Sparked By Gender Reveal Party

    Sep 18, 2020
    The firefighter died on Thursday in the El Dorado Fire some 70 miles east of Los Angeles. The blaze began two weeks ago after an expectant couple set off fireworks to reveal the sex of their child.
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    Wildfire Smoke Causes Historic Air Pollution In Northern Nevada

    Sep 18, 2020

    Record-breaking wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington are still raging, a month after they were ignited by dry lightning storms across the West.

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    Environment
    A view facing east from the Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles shows the nearby flames of the Bobcat Fire early Wednesday.
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    Firefighters Battle To Save LA's Historic Mount Wilson Observatory

    Sep 16, 2020
    The Bobcat Fire came within 500 feet of the observatory on Tuesday. The same dry, isolated conditions that make Mount Wilson susceptible to fire also made it perfect for stargazing.
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    Environment
    Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday.
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    West Coast Fires: Climate, Forest Management, Lax Rules, Plenty Of Blame To Go Around

    Sep 15, 2020

    The alarming wildfires on the West Coast are again putting the spotlight on climate change. But it's not the only reason why we're seeing so much destruction and lives lost.

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    National
    Firefighters monitor a controlled burn along Nacimiento-Fergusson Road to help contain the Dolan Fire near Big Sur, Calif., on Friday.
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    Wildfires Latest: Helpful Weather; Oregon Official Warns Of 'Mass Fatality Incident'

    Sep 12, 2020
    A change in weather conditions is being seen as a needed assist for nearly 30,000 fire personnel battling blazes. Authorities are also attempting to debunk online rumors about the cause of the fires.
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    Simon Says
    A funnel appears in a thick plume of smoke from the Loyalton Fire last month in Lassen County, Calif. It is one of many wildfires to have hit the state recently.
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    Opinion: The California Dream, A Catastrophic Wake-Up Call

    Sep 12, 2020
    NPR's Scott Simon recounts what life in California, once the stuff of dreams, has become for too many residents as wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes seem to happen with increasing frequency.
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    National
    A couple embrace Thursday while touring an area devastated by the Almeda Fire in Phoenix, Ore.
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    'The Thing I Dread The Most Is Not Knowing': Western Wildfires Rage Amid Race To Flee

    Sep 11, 2020
    One hundred large fires are burning in 12 states across the West — but just five of them have been contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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    Environment And Energy Collaborative
    Wildfires across the West, such as the Creek Fire here in Madera County, Calif., are pushing firefighters to their limits.
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    Why Firefighting Alone Won't Stop Western Mega-Fires

    Sep 11, 2020
    In another record-breaking year, communities are realizing the best way to survive wildfires is learning to live with them.
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    National
    The Dolan Fire, pictured Aug. 22, has burned more than 37,000 acres along the central California coast. On Tuesday, more than a dozen firefighters battling the blaze deployed portable fire shelters, and three were hospitalized with injuries.
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    3 Firefighters Hospitalized With Injuries From Battling Wildfire In California

    Sep 08, 2020
    The U.S. Forest Service said 14 firefighters, overrun by the blaze in Los Padres National Forest, used portable fire shelters. Three were airlifted to a hospital, where one is in critical condition.
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    As California Burns, The Winds Arrive And The Lights Go Out

    Sep 08, 2020

    SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — California's largest utility shut off power to 172,000 customers to guard against its power lines and other equipment sparking wildfires.

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    National
    Dozens of people are evacuated to safety on a California National Guard Chinook helicopter on Saturday after the Creek Fire in central California left them stranded. More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after the fast-moving wildfire trapped the
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    Massive Rescue Operation Underway As Crews Battle California's Creek Fire

    Sep 06, 2020
    An estimated 45,000 acres are burning in Fresno County, where more than 200 people were rescued overnight as military helicopters plucked the stranded from a reservoir in Sierra National Forest.
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    Planet Money
    A Californian resident hoses down a burning bicycle and tree as flames from the Hennessey Fire approach a property in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, Calif., on Aug. 18.
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    DIY Firefighting In California

    Sep 01, 2020
    Why people are buying their own firetrucks.
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    Thousands May Go Home As California Firefight Progresses

    Aug 27, 2020

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters are doubling down on efforts to surround massive and deadly wildfires in Northern California even as thousands of people are allowed to return home.

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    Wildfires Pollute Clark County Air

    Aug 27, 2020

    The historic wildfires in California dirtied the air in Southern Nevada last week

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