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Climate Change Ushers In Early California Fire Season
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 11 days ago
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Several wildfires charred hundreds of acres in Northern California's wine country including the 125-acre Yellow Fire in Sonoma County, while numerous wildfires assaulted Southern California including the Springs Fire in Ventura County, charring over
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Officials predict early fire season in Columbia Basin
Pasco :: WA :: USA | 11 days ago
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Recent warm weather is drying out grasses and brush quicker and may make the official fire season begin earlier than expected, according to the National Weather Service in Pendleton. "We are 50 percent below normal for how much precipitation we
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Wyden vows to push for firefighting help
Medford :: OR :: USA | 13 days ago
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Sen. Ron Wyden looked at a map on the wall showing the southwest Oregon wildfire potential, he had no doubts what it portends for the coming summer. "It's not rocket science everywhere you look is brown, brown, brown," he said as he studied the map
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County Fire Chief: 'We Could Be In For a Rough Summer'
Santa Barbara :: CA :: USA | 14 days ago
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Paul Wellman Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Michael Dyer addresses the media at the annual fire season briefing County Fire Chief: We Could Be In For a Rough Summer' Officials Highlight Fire Preparedness and Ask Community to Do Its Part Friday, May
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Fire officials brace for early fire season
Santa Barbara :: CA :: USA | 16 days ago
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News Just days after their crews helped fight the Springs Fire near Camarillo, Central Coast fire officials are bracing for an early fire season closer to home. At a news conference Wednesday afternoon in Santa Barbara, they urged people to take
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Long Fire Season Could Stretch Cal EMA's Resources
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 20 days ago
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Cal EMA workers are back to work more than a month early with this busy start to the fire season. Fire Branch Chief Kim Zagaras says they will have plenty of additional resources, but this already busy fire season could force the legislature to
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Crews battle blazes in wine country as North Coast fire season starts early
Walnut Creek :: NC :: USA | 22 days ago
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Strong, gusty winds coupled with low humidity and warm temperatures stoked several fires Wednesday along the Sonoma-Napa county line, including a fire that destroyed a home and ripped through at least 125 acres in the Knights Valley. As crews battled
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Impending Fire Season Causes Worry in Auburn
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Fire season has come early this year and for those in the business of fighting it, it's a constant worry. ';All indicators are that it will be pretty active and pretty early...Things are already dry and they are drying out very quick,'; said Auburn
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Cal Fire preparing for busy summer
Ukiah :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Since the beginning of the year, the agency reports that it has responded to more than 680 wildfires, which is more than 200 over the average for this time of year. "Our firefighters have responded to an increased number of wildfires due to the very
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Red flag fire warning issued for East Bay, part of Santa Clara County
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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Font Resize Bay City News Service The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the East Bay hills and the Diablo Range beginning Tuesday evening -- signaling an earlier start than normal to this year's fire season in the Bay Area, a
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