‘Absolute hell’: Residents struggle against nature, bureaucrats, banks and builders to recover from 2020 Santa Cruz Mountains inferno
Fire victims’ experiences, and damning grand jury findings, depict a county government unprepared to meet the needs of ...
Think only California burns? Think again. Even Florida, Texas and New Jersey at risk.
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
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Crashes and Disasters
Volunteer firefighters for the Boulder Creek Fire District are joined by reinforcements from other California fire departments to battle the CZU August Lightning Complex fire on Aug. 20 ...
Fire hydrants ran dry in California, highlighting a major problem in firefighting
As wildfires become increasingly common in urban areas such as Boulder, Colorado and Lahaina, Hawaii, public water systems are often unable to meet the demand of fighting these large fires.
As Others Across Nation, California Sees Decline in Volunteer Firefighters
A third of the San Mateo County Fire Department is made up of volunteers, an exception to the norm in the Bay Area.
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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
"John Fisher, a retired battalion chief with San Diego Fire-Rescue, said California is among the ... water from the Colorado River and Boulder Creek into pipes to restore pressure.
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Fire hydrants ran dry in Southern California just when they were needed most
Yet the Southern California ... Fire in Colorado, the city of Louisville's water department had workers manually open valves to let untreated water from the Colorado River and Boulder Creek ...