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Oct 19

Crews halt fast-moving brush fire in Oakland that burned homes, forced hundreds of evacuations

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of…

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Aug 25

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Wildland firefighters feel increasing strain amid funding and staffing shortages

By Stephanie Sy, Kaisha Young, Veronica Vela

As climate change causes wildfires to become more frequent and devastating, wildland firefighters are often the last line of defense protecting homes and communities. But these crucial public servants are stretched thin and underpaid, and a temporary pay raise for…

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Jul 26

Firefighting pilot killed in tanker plane crash in Oregon as Western wildfires spread

By Rebecca Boone, John Antczak, Associated Press

Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, and a pilot was found dead in a crashed tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many fires spreading across several…

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Dec 11

WATCH: Biden announces 3 Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The president spoke for about eight minutes before he headed to a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. He's trying to show the nation as 2024 looms how his policies are benefitting regular Americans with “kitchen table” problems.

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Aug 13

Study links ‘forever chemicals’ exposure to testicular cancer among military personnel

By Hannah Norman, Patricia Kime, KFF Health News

A new federal study for the first time shows a direct association between PFOS, a PFAS chemical, found in the blood of thousands of military personnel and testicular cancer.

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Aug 09

Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments

By Associated Press

Cedar Park Fire Chief James Mallinger said that two people suffered minor injuries in the fire that began Tuesday and resulted in about 300 apartments, 95 townhomes and several businesses being evacuated.

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Aug 07

Firefighting helicopters collide over Southern California desert, killing 3

By Associated Press

Emergency officials say two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in the desert east of Los Angeles, sending one to the ground in a crash that killed all three people on board.

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Jul 26

DeSantis appointees reach deal with Disney World’s firefighters, capping years of negotiations

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a three-year contract covering 200 firefighters and paramedics in the Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters' Association. The old contract expired more than four years ago.

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Jul 21

Firefighters battle forest inferno, Swiss authorities order hang gliders to stay away

By Associated Press

Swiss authorities have temporarily shut the airspace over a small part of southwestern Switzerland because recreational gliders in the area have endangered the work of emergency teams battling a persistent forest fire.

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Jul 06

2 New Jersey firefighters died battling a fire on a ship carrying 1,200 vehicles

By Associated Press

Fire Chief Rufus Jackson says responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles ablaze inside the ship and tried to put it out but were pushed back by the intense heat.

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