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Dick Van Dyke celebrates 99th birthday after dramatic California wildfire rescue
Legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke marked his 99th birthday Friday, just days after a harrowing escape from a wildfire near his Malibu home.
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Franklin Fire in Malibu grows, affecting more 20,000 people and destroying structures
The Franklin Fire grew slightly Tuesday evening to rip through more than 2,800 acres of land in Malibu while destroying at least seven structures along the way.
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Franklin Fire, burning near Pepperdine University, prompts evacuation orders
Firefighters continue to battle the flames of a 2,200-acre wildfire that started Monday night, prompting evacuation orders, road closures and school closures in Malibu near Pepperdine University.
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Wedding ring found in ashes of home burned down in California wildfire
A Camarillo family found a wedding ring in the field of ashes after the Mountain Fire destroyed their home.
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NY forest ranger dies fighting wildfires, officials say
Authorities are reporting the death of a New York forest ranger battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states.
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Moorpark brush fire prompts evacuations
A brush fire in Moorpark, California, is being fueled by Santa Ana winds and forced evacuations on Wednesday.
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Brush fire breaks out in Malibu with strong winds
A brush fire on the Malibu coast was fueled by strong winds on Wednesday.
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Sunnybrook State Park in Torrington closed because of fire
Sunnybrook State Park in Torrington remains closed because of a fire, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Sunnybrook State Park, Torrington is closed due to Fire https://t.co/kPSBeWBE3q — DEEP (@CTDEEPNews) November 4, 2024 Torrington police said they were called to Newfield Road at about 2 p.m. Crews discovered an underbrush fire in the woods at...
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Rocky Neck State Park remains closed because of fire
Rocky Neck State Park remains closed after fire broke out on a hiking trail on Saturday. The park and trail system remain closed as crews work to manage the fire, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The park will be closed until further notice. 🔥 Due to fire management operations, Rocky Neck State Park is closed until…
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California adds a colossal aircraft to wildfire fighting fleet. See the C-130H airtanker
A gigantic aircraft capable of long-range flights with thousands of gallons of fire retardant has joined California’s airborne firefighting fleet.
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Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones
Four people in Northern California describe what it’s been like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years.
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Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.
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Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.
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California firefighters continue battling wind-driven wildfire east of San Francisco
A wind-driven fire continued to scorch thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco, prompting residents to flee their homes and the closure of two major freeways near the central California city of Tracy.
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‘Zombie' fires partially to blame for spring Canadian wildfires
The 2023 Canadian wildfire season was the most destructive on record. In fact, there were still fires burning on New Year’s Eve. Some fires from 2023 persisted into the new year – those are called “zombie fires.” A zombie fire is one that continues to burn underground, continuing to smolder through the winter, and re-emerges in the spring. Warming temperatures…
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‘Zombie' fires partially to blame for spring Canadian wildfires
The 2023 Canadian wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Some fires from 2023 persisted into the new year – those are called “zombie fires.”
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Maui's mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire
Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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Menacing Texas Panhandle wildfire burns an estimated 850k acres, could become state's largest
A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.
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Wildfires in Texas Panhandle continues to grow
Multiple wind-driven wildfires continued to push through the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday.
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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture' to boost its range
As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property.