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Brush Fire Near Popular California Lake Prompts Evacuations
The Inn fire had grown to over 700 acres to the northwest of Mono Lake, near the Nevada border. It’s one of several brush ...
540-acre fire evacuates Calif. mountain town, shuts down Highway 395
A fast-moving fire near Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra has forced the evacuation of a small mountain town of 332 residents ...
Cody Fire in Pinal County claims homes, evacuation orders continue for some areas
The Cody Fire perimeter as of the morning of May 23 showed a handful of structures within the fire's footprint.
Fire-code investigation at Portland affordable-housing complex finds parked cars could block fire trucks
The city’s Ombudsman’s office said the Portland Fire Bureau did a poor job of both documenting its decision-making process ...
Only a fraction of fire cleanup workers are protecting themselves against toxic debris. One community center is fighting to change that
A new study shows that only a quarter of fire cleanup workers in Altadena wore gloves, a fifth wore a protective mask, and a ...
Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 ...
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Update: Spence Fire in Yuba County now brought under full containment
Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that the whole perimeter of the ...