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Hundreds of Oregon Firefighters En Route to California

Hundreds of Oregon Firefighters En Route to California

Strike teams of firefighters from several counties     SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Fifteen wildfire strike teams from Oregon fire departments are on the way to help battle the California wildfires. The Statesman Journal reports the strike teams, made up of nearly 300...

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Winds Fuel Wildfires in Northern California

Winds Fuel Wildfires in Northern California

Nearly 100 structures destroyed in one blaze     By TERENCE CHEA and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their...

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Photos: Kincade and Dorsey Fires

Photos: Kincade and Dorsey Fires

Wildfire photos from Oct. 27     SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California's governor declared a statewide emergency Sunday....

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More Wildfire Evacuations and Blackouts in California

More Wildfire Evacuations and Blackouts in California

Wind event to peak early Sunday the strongest in several years     By DAISY NGUYEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the...

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Month-Long Colorado Wildfire 100% Contained

Month-Long Colorado Wildfire 100% Contained

Decker Fire has been burning since September 8     SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — A fire that's been burning in south-central Colorado for over a month has been fully surrounded by containment lines. The Decker Fire near Salida was declared 100% contained Thursday, a...

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No Containing it as Wildfires Send Californians Fleeing

No Containing it as Wildfires Send Californians Fleeing

Los Angeles chief says no containment on two blazes     GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed flames and fears in the state still...

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Fatal Fire Causes Review of Burning Trash

Fatal Fire Causes Review of Burning Trash

Longstanding practice has been to dump it quickly     By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road....

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Fire Alert Lifted in Alabama

Fire Alert Lifted in Alabama

Dry conditions led to several wildfires     MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state forester has lifted a fire alert for Alabama after rainfall across the state. State Forester Rick Oates this week lifted the fire alert that had been in place for all 67 counties...

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Blackouts as Northern California Wildfire Grows

Blackouts as Northern California Wildfire Grows

Whole community of Geyserville evacuated     By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploded in size early Thursday as dangerously windy weather prompted the state's largest utility to...

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