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Jul 27

California’s largest active wildfire explodes in size as multiple fires rage across Western states

By Rebecca Boone, John Antczak, Associated Press

Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and…

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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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Jul 26

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How massive wildfires in the West spread harmful particles across North America

By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins

Raging wildfires are burning across parts of the western U.S. and Canada, pushing thousands of people to flee their homes and forcing Canada to call up the military to help. In addition to the physical devastation the flames are causing,…

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Jul 25

Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle fires in Oregon, Idaho

By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Evacuations were ordered in California's Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday.

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Jul 12

California officials report state’s first wildfire death of the 2024 season

By Rio Yamat, Janie Har, Associated Press

Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, according to Mendocino County officials.

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Jul 03

Thousands evacuate as Northern California Oroville fire spreads

By Associated Press

Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected.

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Jul 01

Wildfire temporarily closes entrance to Alaska’s Denali National Park

By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press

Cars were turned around at the park’s only entrance, tour buses were canceled and public facilities, including the visitor’s center, were closed at the park, which is about a five-hour drive north of Anchorage.

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Jun 27

Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned nearly 30,000 square miles of forest, spewed heat-trapping gas into the air

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Canadian wildfires pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air last year than India did by burning fossil fuels.

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Jun 25

Ruidoso residents begin returning as teams search for 29 people missing after wildfire

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor warns that some areas are off limits as search and rescue teams go house to house along the hardest-hit streets.

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Jun 23

FBI offers up to $10,000 reward for information about cause of deadly New Mexico wildfires

By Associated Press

Federal authorities offered a reward for information about those responsible for igniting a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the past week.

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