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Fighting California Wildfires Gets Costlier
Los Angeles TimesSANTA BARBARA COUNTY -- It was day 42 of the Zaca fire. A tower of white smoke reached miles into the blue sky above the undulating ridges of Santa Barbara's backcountry. Helicopters ferried firefighters across the saw-toothed terrain and bombed fiery...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), NASA, Natural Resources, Fires, Natural Resource Industry
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18-year-old is 1st firefighter to die battling California's fires this year
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAn 18-year-old firefighter with the National Park Service was killed while clearing trees at the Eagle Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, U.S. Forest Service officials said today. Andrew Palmer, who was based out of...Tags: Fires, Health and Safety at Work, Gardens and Parks, Forestry and Timber, Tourism and Leisure
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Calif. wildfires mostly contained
SAN FRANCISCO Nearly all the wildfires sparked by a lightning storm in California last month have been contained. State fire officials say 98 percent of the more than 2,000 fires ignited June 21 have been surrounded or extinguished. Only 27 are still...Tags: Fires
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One Firefighter Dead, One Injured in Wildfires
A Washington state firefighter died fighting a California wildfire, and another was injured in Eastern Washington. Eighteen-year old Andrew Palmer was based at the Olympic National Park. He had been dispatched to a fire in the Shasta-Trinity National...Tags: Fires, Injuries, Forestry and Timber
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Officials: wildfire could restart
Officials fear a wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge could rekindle. While the fire, which burned some 4,660 acres of the refuge in Suffolk, has been contained with the help of nearly 8 inches of rain in the past month, it's...Tags: Natural Resources, Great Dismal Swamp, Fires, Wildlife, Tropical Storms
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Harmony watchword at concerts
Sun ReporterEver wonder what goes into preparing security for a big show at Merriweather Post Pavilion? According to police and fire officials, it takes a good four to six weeks of coordination and teamwork to make a show safe and successful. For several years, the...Tags: Police, Fires, Emergency Planning, Heroes, Medical Services
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California: Railroad agrees to pay $102 million for fire
Union Pacific Railroad Co. has agreed to pay $102 million for a huge California wildfire sparked by its workers in what federal officials described Tuesday as a precedent-setting case. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said the settlement marks the U.S....Tags: Fires, Union Pacific Railroad, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Union Pacific Corporation
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Railroad to pay $102 million after fire
Union Pacific Railroad Co. will pay $102 million to settle a federal lawsuit over damage from an extensive California wildfire sparked by railroad employees in 2000, officials said yesterday. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said the settlement marks the U.S....Tags: Fires, Union Pacific Railroad, Unions, Transportation, Railway Transportation
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Firefighters Have Cold Springs Fire Nearly Contained
The Associated PressThe fire burning near Mount Adams is nearly contained. Firefighters have gained 75 percent containment of the forest fire in south-central Washington, and are focusing on torching fuel within protective lines around the burn. The 12 ½-square-mile Cold...Tags: Fires, Weather Reports, Forestry and Timber
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UPDATE: Huge Brush Fire Subsides In Central Washington
The Associated PressAn evacuation order for up to 300 people was lifted Wednesday as more firefighters were put to work on a wind-driven wildfire fueled by sagebrush in central Washington, officials said. A survey Wednesday morning showed the blaze had covered more than 2.3...Tags: Fires
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