Wildfires News
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Smokey the bear, the U.S. Forestry Service's well known icon has always told the public, "Only you can prevent forest fires." But after researchers conducted a three continent study on wildfires, the consensus of opinion may be that Smokey is wrong.
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An Oregon women admitted tossing a lit firework out of a car last summer because her firefighter friends were bored and needed some work.
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Another week of no rain and above average temperatures is being forecast for British Columbia and Alberta this week as wildfires continue to ravage the woodlands. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center reports about 60 wildfires being fought today.
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Scientists have been trying to quantify the impact of wildfire soot particles on climate change and human health for years. Every year, wildfires consume millions of acres of land, emitting 34 percent of the total global soot mass into the atmosphere.
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Los Alamos -
On Friday the U.S. Department of Energy announced it would be unable to meet a June 30 deadline for removing drums of nuclear waste from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico because of safety concerns over the radiological materials.
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A new report released on Friday by the Department of Agriculture projects spending by the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to fight wildfires this year will exceed the $1.4 billion authorized by Congress by over $400 million.
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Some new research suggests that climate change has triggered some of the larger and more destructive wildfires that are scorching vast areas of the American West.
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Stunning images from NASA's Terra satellite captured on Wednesday and Thursday show smoke plumes over Spain and the western Mediterranean, which they think has come from wildfires in Canada.
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Los Angeles -
Residents in Southern California have been warned not to breathe in the smoke caused by massive wildfires which have broken out across a huge swathe of countryside.
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Fort William -
Firefighters have spent the Easter weekend battling a number of fires in the Scottish highlands. It is believed some of the fires may have been started deliberately.
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Santiago -
Dozens of homes were destroyed in Valparaiso, Chile, by wildfires that propagated out of control along several sections of the densely populated hills of the city; about 600 people were affected and evacuated to emergency shelters.
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The Canary Island of La Gomera has lost 11% of its surface area to wildfires in recent weeks as a result of what one official has described as 'environmental terrorism'.
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It's the height of the tourist season and the Canary Islands have suffered another blow. This time its wildfires that have broken out on Tenerife, La Palma and La Gomera.
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Salt Lake City -
Authorities in Utah say that firearm use is causing too many wildfires. Two years ago firearm use reportedly caused 20 wildfires. Last year the number was 24. This year, officials say there have been 19 wildfires linked to firearm use.
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Four massive wildfires burning in central Arizona have scorched thousands of acres, leaving a nasty cloud of smoke hanging over much of the state and surrounding area.
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Temuco -
Six firefighters were killed and two were seriously burned while fighting a forest fire in the Araucania region in Chile; another worker is still missing. Authorities believe arson is involved.
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Arkansas honours its 9/11 victim with American flags. Wildfires destroy hundreds of homes in Texas. What happened to a police officer caught having sex on the hood of a car? These are the top stories making headlines.
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Thunder Bay -
Northern Ontario is under siege from wildfires, threatening communities like Sandy Lake and Kingfisher Lake. On Wednesday, Canadian Forces helped people from 14 communities in the area escape.
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Austin -
Most of Texas will be celebrating the Fourth of July without the rockets red glare or pyrotechnics bursting in the air, after fireworks bans went into effect in the majority of the state where wildfires have claimed over three million acres
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Causing evacuation and threatening transmission lines, wildfires in Arizona continue to burn out of control almost two weeks after igniting. As of Wednesday more than 600 square miles have been consumed, according to reports from the area.
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Athabasca -
Thousands of Slave Lake residents have fled their fire ravaged town, to temporary evacuation centers in Athabasca, Westlock, Boyle and Edmonton.
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Slave Lake -
As of May 15, the community of Slave Lake in northern Alberta was put under mandatory evacuation order, due to out-of-control wildfires burning near the town.
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Junction -
The Oasis wildfire in the Texas hill country, scorching more than 10,000 acres, has finally reached 90 percent containment, leaving in its wake exhausted firefighters, parched earth, a few remaining hot spots, and a revived can-do community spirit.
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Austin -
After a fire burned more than 2.2 million acres of land in the parched state of Texas, President Obama has denied the state’s request of a federal disaster declaration, forcing leading politicians to issue strong statements over the US leader’s decisi
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Austin -
After repeatedly declaring he wants the US government to keep out of the affairs of Texans, governor Rick Perry recently sent a letter to President Obama requesting more federal resources, including money, to fight the worst wildfires in state history.
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Caddo -
Wildfires ravaging the state of Texas continue impacting its residents, with the Possum Kingdom Lake community that has lost 160 homes and two churches thus far to the fires likely taking “years” to recover.
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Boulder -
Dozens of homes have burnt to the ground in Boulder, Colorado from a wildfire that has covered 3,500 acres and is still spreading.
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Russia is dealing with a severe wildfire situation. Careless smokers are behind some of the fires that has called for a State of Emergency in seven regions.
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Police have tied a wildfire that burned 90,000 acres of California wilderness to a group of Marijuana growers who appeared to be operating in nearby forests. The fires have increased calls for legalization of marijuana in California.
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Over 2,000 people evacuated their homes as firefighters are battling wildfires that are raging across California. There have been no reported injuries.
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Wildfires Image
Cascade Complex, Idaho, 2007.
Photo taken: Sep 11, 2007 USFS
A Florida Department of Forestry helicopter just exits the smoke after dumping its bucket of water on to an area where firefighters need additional help to fight the blaze.
A firefighter pulls a hose into position while battling the Cocos fire on May 15, 2014 in San Marcos, California David Mcnew, Getty/AFP/File
North Port Fire Department Lieutenant Romeo Carrano with the glow of a fire burning deeper in the woods, lays down some water & chemicals at the edge of a road to keep the fire that's heading his way from jumping over the road.
Wildfires destroy about 75 homes in the hills of Valparaiso, Chile. @ClimaValpso (Twitter)
A North Port fireman puts out a brushfire that started when a homeless man's homemade structure went up in flames. It can be barely seem in the steam and smoke coming off the forest's floor.
Alberta wildfire, large amount of smoke.
This homeowner tries to fight back a fully engulfed forest in his backyard using a garden hose to fight the fire. The hose is no match for the roaring fire, and he was picked up by firemen before his house caught on fire.
When a fire is spreading quickly or its about to threaten a home, as in this wildfire it is approaching a farm, policeman will help to keep a fire from spreading. In this 2006 photo, North Port police officer Noel Coward is pulling a hose to help firemen, already fighting the blaze, so they can extend the reach of the water.
A brushfire quickly spread towards this house where children were playing in the driveway. The parents grabbed their children and evacuated the house, as evident by the toys still on the front yard. The fire department was able to stop the fire from spreading to the home, saving it from burning.
Mount Teide, the volcano at the heart of the Canary Island of Tenerife Thomas Freibier
Firefighters race to save a home where the edge of a wildfire is less than 50 feet from the home.
This Department of Forestry firefighter isn't running from the flames. He is hurrying to see how steep the embankment is near a bridge. These firefighters bulldoze paths deep into the wildfire to allow the firemen to get their trucks and other equipment in.
Neighbors helping each other as the prepare to evacuate their homes when a 500+ acre wildfire consumed areas in both Sarasota and Charlotte counties.
Helicopters are able to fly in stronger winds then plains, this one fly’s towards the Boyle fire.
A wildfire threatens homes in San Marcos, California, on May 15, 2014 Jorge Cruz, AFP
A resident looks at his phone as smoke from the southeast flank of the Cocos fire bears down on houses near Del Dios Highway on May 15, 2014 near San Marcos, California David Mcnew, Getty/AFP
Barely visible through the smoke, a sheriff's helicopter, outfitted with a 300 gallon tank, dumps its load on top of the fire where fireman can't get to.
A Florida Department of Forestry firefighter bulldozing a path in the are that is on fire. These firefighters, as seen in this image, will push the fire out of their way as they create paths to get fire equipment in to fight the fire deeper than can be done from the road.
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