US Wildfires
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2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, 250-plus structures burnedWashington state governor Jay Inslee visited the burned areas on Sunday and declared a statewide emergency.U.S. NewsAug 22, 2023
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Canada-U.S. shared wildfire response pact includes shared equipment, peopleThe Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says nearly 2,000 international firefighting personnel are in Canada right now, including several hundred from the U.S.EnvironmentJun 22, 2023
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Wildfires merge in New Mexico, threatening rural villagesOver a dozen sizable fires were burning in Arizona and New Mexico, destroying dozens of homes and as of Saturday, burning more than 451 square km.EnvironmentApr 23, 2022
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A look at some of the key decisions made when fighting wildfiresPlanes or helicopters are used if a wildfire is burning too intensely to send in ground forces, or if aircraft are the best way to deliver water or retardant.EnvironmentSep 6, 2021
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‘Hard days ahead’: U.S. prepares for explosive wildfire growth amid hot, dry weatherMore than 20,000 firefighters and support personnel were battling 97 large, active wildfires covering 7,560 square kilometres in 13 U.S. states.EnvironmentAug 4, 2021
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U.S. states draw outside support as wildfires blast through WestProgress was being made on the nation's largest blaze, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, but more mandatory evacuations were ordered Friday and less than half of it had been contained.EnvironmentJul 24, 2021
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Thousands displaced by Oregon wildfire that has burned an area larger than NYCOther states hard hit by the latest spate of wildfires include California, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, yet Oregon's fires are currently the largest in the region.WorldJul 16, 2021
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Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across western U.S.More than 14,000 firefighters and support personnel were attacking fires covering close to a million acres (4,047 square kilometers) of land.EnvironmentJul 13, 2021
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U.S. wildfire smoke has exposed millions to hazardous air pollution, analysis showsThe smoke has caused emergency room visits to spike and potentially thousands of deaths among the elderly and infirm.EnvironmentOct 15, 2020
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Unseasonably hot, dry weather conditions stoke devastating California wildfiresHigh winds that spread new fires this week in the Napa and Sonoma wine country and in a far northern area of the state were reduced to breezes, but vegetation remained ripe for burning in high temperatures amid very low humidity.EnvironmentSep 30, 2020
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