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Tag Archive | "wildfire"

VIDEO: Huge Wildfires Across South Wales, Australia with Record Heat

Firefighters are battling wildfires raging across southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that blistering temperatures and high winds had led to “catastrophic” conditions in some areas. Thousands of fire fighters were on standby across New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, where fire authorities said wildfire conditions were at the most severe [...]

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Aerial Firefighting As Fire Threatens 100 Homes Near Santa Barbara, California

A wildfire in the rugged hills overlooking Santa Barbara threatened about 100 homes Wednesday in an area where a fire in 1990 killed one person and burned about 550 homes. Fire burning today are in the same rugged hills where wildfires in 1990 killed one person and burned about 550 homes. Santa Barbara Sheriff’s deputies [...]

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What Are the Effects of Dryness And Drought 2012 in the United States?

U.S. Drought Monitor Map for July 17, 2012 (See current data at droughtmonitor.unl.edu). As of July 23, 2012 the United States is experiencing the worst drought conditions since 1956. Currently the drought is considered in third place compared to the Dust Bowl ranging from 1930 to 1936 (some areas until 1940), and a United States [...]

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VIDEO: Waldo Canyon Fire; Forest Fire Near U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado

Air Force firefighters have contained the wildfire to 10 acres of the Air Force Academy grounds. But with the wind picking up, the threat grows from the fire that’s claimed over 16 thousand acres of Colorado so far. Fire crews fought to save the U.S. Air Force Academy and residents begged for information on the [...]

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Colorado Wildfire Videos, Summer 2012

Waldo Canyon Fire -View of fire burning as it hits Mountain Shadows division and parts of Peregrine as the fire grows close to it. This view is from the tip of Hunters Point neighborhood, directly above Centennial and Woodmen. Waldo Canyon Fire -View of fire burning as it hits Mountain Shadows division and parts of [...]

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Colorado Wildfires Out of Control; Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith in Conflict with Media

At least 7 fires are burning across Colo. as the state battles one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory. The state’s governor says officials across the country recognize that it’ll take a big push to get the blazes under control. At least 11,000 residents of Manitou Springs, Cascade, Chipita Park and Green [...]

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NWS RED FLAG WARNING: Wildfire Risk for Cook, Lake, DuPage and Surrounding Counties

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 313 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN- 313 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING [...]

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Gladiator Wildfire Threatens Crown King Arizona — Historic Mining Town

Intense Gladiator Fire visible from North Phoenix — smoke is thick and dark, which is not a good sign. A wildfire known as The Gladiator Fire is still burning out of control in the Bradshaw Mountains north of Phoenix. Fire officials told evacuees of Crown King Tuesday night that their homes are still in jeopardy. [...]

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Careless Use of Cigarettes Determined in the Cause of 10 Acre Brush Fire in Deer Grove Forest Preserve

VIDEO of Deer Grove wildfire from daylight to night on Saturday that burned about 10 acres of brush, grass and trees in the Cook County forest preserve. FIREFIGHTERS PROTECT UPS FACILITY, GROSSINGER CHEVROLET AND HOMES FROM WILDFIRE WHILE AREA WAS UNDER A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RED FLAG WARNING A brush fire at Deer Grove Forest [...]

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Extra Alarm Wildfire: Fire Burns North End of Deer Grove Forest Preserve Near Lake Cook Rd, Palatine, South of Deer Park Town Center

VIDEO of Deer Grove wildfire from daylight to night on Saturday. FIREFIGHTERS PROTECT UPS FACILITY, GROSSINGER CHEVROLET AND HOMES FROM WILDFIRE WHILE AREA WAS UNDER A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RED FLAG WARNING Lake Zurich firefighters responded to a grass fire about 4:35 p.m. Saturday just south of Lake Cook Road and Dee Lane. Firefighters reported [...]

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Pagami Creek Forest Fire: National Weather Service Issues Special Weather Statement for “Smoke from Northeast Minnesota Wildfire Invading Wisconsin”

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 103 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 WIZ046-047-051-052-057>060-063>066-068>072-140100- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN- [...]

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Woman, Child Killed in Gladewater in One of a Multitude of Wind-driven Texas Fires

Tropical storm Lee winds fanned flames in a fatal wildfire in Texas — onw of . Six homes were toppled within minutes, including a trailer where a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter were killed by the fire in Gladewater, Texas. A man inside the trailer survived with minor burns. The fires have been fanned [...]

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