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You can help county firefighters battle any wildfires in your neighborhood by participating in a 10-minute survey through December. The survey is part of larger program that targets communities in high-risk, wildfire-prone areas. Take the survey at...
The Summit County Wildfire Council may face some worked-up citizens at its Dec. 2 meeting, as residents of the Peak 7 neighborhood rally to scrutinize a major forest health logging proposal. In its early stages, the plan includes large clear cuts up the flanks of the Tenmile Range near the county subdivision. The project includes other areas around Breckenridge, but the plan for the Peak 7 area ...
Due to the continuing wildfire threat, San Diego-area emergency crews will have access to a large water-dropping aircraft until mid- December, a fire department spokesman said today.
Five families have a home to call their own now, after devastating wildfires took that away from them back in April.
SAN DIEGO ---- Due to the continuing wildfire threat, SanDiego-area emergency crews will have access to a largewater-dropping aircraft until mid-December, a fire departmentspokesman said Monday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night. The Forest Service typically bans its pilots from dropping water or retardant on fires at night because of safety risks. But Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management Director Tom Harbour said Monday that the agency's night-flying policy is being reviewed. To make a change, the agency ...
The U.S. Forest Service says it is considering allowing its aircraft to attack wildfires at night.
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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — A 40-mile stretch of road through the San Gabriel Mountains has reopened after being closed since August by a massive wildfire. The California Highway Patrol says Angeles Crest Highway reopened Monday morning after work crews cleared away debris from overnight rock slides, possibly caused by gusts scouring slopes denuded by the fire. The road between the ...
Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire burning in Southern California.
A 40-mile stretch of road through the San Gabriel Mountains has reopened after being closed since August by a massive wildfire.
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