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AUSTRALIA: Fire crews facing dual threat as winds fan blazes
Update: Friday 13 Feb. the fires are now under control, with ongoing careful management, and support from federal police and the army. " Fire crews facing dual threat as winds fan blazes Posted 6 hours 29 minutes...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 46 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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785 views | 74 recommendations | 19 comments
Boulder fires burn 3,000 acres; thousands evacuated
Boulder Colorado continues to burn today, as 3,000 acres have been destroyed, three homes destroyed and thousands have been forced to evacuate. There are now three separate wind-fuled fires burning, and people... 9 Firefighters in California Helicopter Crash Are Presumed Dead
"Nine firefighters were missing and presumed dead after a helicopter crashed this week while ferrying them to one of the blazes still raging in northern California. The nine were believed to have been consumed by the flames that erupted after the Sikorsky S-61 fell out of...Is this the brightest star in the galaxy? Celestial body blazes with light of...
"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared...Firefighters from New Zealand, Australia and Canada may be joining the battle...
Australia and New Zealand are a really good fit because their firefighters are trained to roughly the same standards and use an incident command system that parallels ours,'' Smurthwaite said. ``Plus it is the...Firefighters in stalemate against Calif. fires
Firefighters appear to be no better or worse in their fight against the hundreds of wildfires burning in Northern California. Even worse, officials are expecting a particularly long, fiery summer this year, so...Fires, Rail Sabotage Reported in France During Transit Strike
In the continuing saga that is the transit strike in France, thousands of transit workers are still away from work, forcing hundreds of thousands to walk or take over-stressed taxis and what little transit is...
created by Rob Walker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
600 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
600 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
California fires can't be compared to Katrina, officials say
"Posted by Jeff Duncan, Staff writer October 27, 2007 10:30PM Categories: Breaking News SAN DIEGO, CALIF. -- As much as anyone, Andy Menshek understands the difference between Hurricane Katrina and the...California wildfire evacuees face hardships as they return home
This people must actually be brave and hardy."With some of the worst wildfires dying down, many Southern Californians lucky enough to find their homes still standing could nevertheless face hardships for weeks to come, including polluted air, no electricity and no drinking... Wildland Fires In San Bernardino Turn A Corner - Day 5 :: MAXINE
UPDATED 4:30pm PT -- "Firefighters battling as many as 20 major fires in Southern California gained ground in extinguishing blazes that caused the largest evacuation of residents in the state's history and...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1210 views | 34 recommendations | 6 comments
1210 views | 34 recommendations | 6 comments
VIDEO: Wildfire State of Emergency in Southern California
"MALIBU, Calif. - Out-of-control wildfires threatened thousands of Southern California homes Monday, as firefighters raced to beat back the blazes that have engulfed the region, killing one, destroying buildings... Blazes? In South Italy is a racket affair for illegal building speculation
The emergency of blazes and bushfires are damaging South Italy. This is only a cause of hot weather and high temperatures? Autorithies don’t think so, and the trail of criminal intents is followed.
In...
created by Groudy.Blue | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
703 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
703 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
Firefighters Battle Two Blazes
" January 17, 2007 Massachusetts - The air outside was freezing yesterday, but things got a little too hot at a Marsh Street home and a vacant mill building on Andrews Street where firefighters had to douse flames and battle icy conditions. The first and most serious blaze...
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