April 1, 2019
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Forest Service firefighter was killed in a helicopter crash in Texas The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Captain Daniel Laird, 41, of the United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, on March ...
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October 9, 2018
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Red flag warning for much of the region FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire sending up a huge plume of smoke has closed a highway in Northern California. The California Highway Patrol shut down State Route ...
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December 23, 2016
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Smokejumper had fallen while traveling back from Southeast wildfire The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Smokejumper Ray Rubio, 52, of the Redmond Smokejumpers – Redmond Air Center, Deschutes National Forest on December 19, 2016. ...
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November 29, 2016
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Service held to unveil memorial park for 19 fallen firefighters Read: Memorial Park Dedicated to Fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots
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November 29, 2016
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19 firefighters died in 2013 fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A memorial park and a hiking trail were dedicated Tuesday to 19 elite Arizona wildland firefighters who died in 2013 ...
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November 29, 2016
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Wildfires burn across several locations in Israel
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October 26, 2016
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A look at changes from the tragic 2006 Esperanza Fire BRIAN ROKOS, The Press Enterprise In the 10 years since the explosive Esperanza fire killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters protecting an unoccupied home in the San Jacinto Mountains, wildland ...
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September 21, 2016
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Fire engine was headed to the Canyon Fire when it overturned CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A firefighter among those battling a central California wildfire died Wednesday and another firefighter was hurt when the water tanker ...
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August 23, 2016
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Memorial service held for hotshot killed fighting Nevada wildfire MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Hotshot firefighting crews lined a lane in Missoula on Saturday to honor a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed battling a wildfire in Great Basin National ...
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July 5, 2016
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Crew of 10 were killed when their Il-76 went down in Irkutsk MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia. The ministry said the Il-76 plane ...
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