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Forest fire season started early. Here's how to prepare in N.L.
Newfoundland and Labrador is facing an early and busy start to the forest fire season.It's because of the lack of snow over ...
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Fire lab scientist says we're still not doing enough to prevent massive wildfires: "We're definitely part of the problem"
Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Montana ... The U.S. Forest Service built the fire sciences lab in 1960, inspired by a forest fire that killed 13 firefighters. The facility includes ...
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Firefighters hike through snow to battle fire near Lake Tahoe
EL DORADO COUNTY – The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters were called out near Grass Lake in a remote area of the Tahoe basin on Tuesday to battle a fire under snow. Officials say it took 45 ...
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Early morning fire burns down barn in Black Forest
Black Forest Fire and Rescue reported that crews from multiple agencies responded to an outbuilding fire a little after midnight on Snow Mass Drive between Black Forest Road and Herring Road ...
For Memorial Day weekend campers in forests, awareness of fire risk urged
Sleeping bag? Check. Tent? Check. Marshmallows? Check. Closures and fire restrictions? Double check. If you're planning to visit one of New Mexico's five national forests this weekend, check ...
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I went from staring at a computer screen to fighting wildfires, thanks to Forest Corps | Opinion
In the last nine months, I’ve fortified lands against the threat of forest fires, led a team through ... which included hiking up mountains and through snow drifts. We spent the next three ...
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Firefighters tackle Greene County blaze sparked by burn pile amid burn ban
Saturday, just before 5:30 p.m., the Snow Hill Fire Department and the North Carolina Forest Service went to Ruby Lane for a small brush fire. Snow Hill fire officials say the fire spread from an ...