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Forest Fires Could Spread Pollutants

US News & World Report - Thu Dec 3, 12:16 pm ET

Chemicals bond to smoke particles, and can then be transported across great distances.

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FireWatch: Information You Need
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 10:21 am ET
A wind-driven wildfire broke out south of Los Angeles Tuesday night as late season Santa Ana winds blasted down burning slopes toward homes.
Firefighters Make Progress On Anaheim Hills Fire
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 3:59 am ET
Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire that is burning in the hills of Orange County.
MV to consider medical marijuana dispensary moratorium
Telluride Daily Planet - Wed Nov 25, 10:05 am ET
Medical marijuana dispensaries are spreading across Colorado like wildfire, and one of the next venues may be Mountain Village.
Winds blow ash from burn areas in LA area
San Diego Union-Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 8:32 pm ET
Ash and dust from areas burned by recent wildfires is being blown across Los Angeles County by gusty Santa Ana winds.
NASA Predator scans California burn areas
The Stockton Record - Tue Nov 24, 7:05 pm ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unmanned NASA Predator aircraft equipped with an infrared imaging sensor has flown over large areas burned by California wildfires to help the Forest Service assess damage.
SoCal wildfire 100 percent contained
San Diego Union-Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 12:34 am ET
Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in southern Orange County.
SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
CBS 47 Fresno - Wed Nov 18, 6:39 am ET
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in southern Orange County. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 95 percent contained Tuesday night. Officials expect to have it surrounded by Wednesday afternoon. McKeown says helicopters flew the perimeter to map the blaze and determined that it ...
San Juan Capistrano Wildfire 95 Percent Contained
CBS 2 Los Angeles - Wed Nov 18, 2:23 am ET
Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in southern Orange County.
SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
The Kentucky Post - Wed Nov 18, 6:21 am ET
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 95 percent contained Tuesday night.
SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
San Diego Union-Tribune - Tue Nov 17, 11:34 pm ET
Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.