Investigators have concluded that the LA wildfires were the result of arson and will now be investigated as a homicide since two firefighters lost their lives battling the main fire. Evidence of arson has been...
created by amyjudd | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 289 views | 32 recommendations | 2 comments
The Station Fire in Los Angeles, in the Angeles National Forest is still growing and is estimated to be 121,762 acres in size, and only 5% of the fire is currently contained. See an up-to-date fire map on the Los...
created by amyjudd | 9 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago 1821 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
Thousands of Californians have been told to flee the path of intense wildfires that are threatening the Los Angeles area. 12,000 homes are threatened. Fire Captain Tedmund Hall, 47, and firefighter Specialist...
created by albertacowpoke | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 260 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
The Fire, known as La Canada Flintridge City Fire Station Fire, Los Angeles is growing in size due to the warm dry weather. It is currently burning in the Angeles National Forest and is 300 acres in size. It is now...
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A fire was the cause of an evacuation today at the Google London Headquarters on Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria, after a rooftop barbecue mishap. Hundreds of employees had to leave the building along with the...
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A protester in Montana argues by epithet. NYTI'm tired of the term "socialism" being thrown at people as if it were an epithet. I'm tired of seeing those who believe in public police and fire departments cowering when the obvious point is made that these two...
opinion by francislholland | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 147 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Americans for a Pluralistic US Supreme Court circulates an online petition in support of President Obama's nominee.Yahoo News reports that the Republicans are planning to bring stakeholders in their political coalition into the hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of...
opinion by francislholland | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago 72 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A fire broke out in Lakanal House on the Sceaux Gardens Estate in Camberwell, a borough of London, and three children and three women died and at one point, 25 people were trapped inside the 12-storey building.
Two of the...
created by amyjudd | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 1931 views | 18 recommendations | 1 comment
The Tyaughton Lake, near Lillooet British Columbia, wildfire has grown to 8,000 hectares, which is larger than was originally thought, as firefighters last estimated the blaze to have consumed about 6,5000...
created by amyjudd | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 496 views | 13 recommendations | 1 comment
The British Columbia wildfires have now spread to 6,000 hectares, and three more communities have been ordered to evacuate due to the aggressive blaze. The fire is heading east to Liza, Marshall and Carol Lakes,...
created by amyjudd | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 281 views | 42 recommendations | 8 comments
A huge wildfire is blazing in northern British Columbia and lower Alaska and has forced many to evacuate their homes, and has also closed the Alaska Highway. Firefighters are working hard to contain the blaze,...
created by amyjudd | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 626 views | 38 recommendations | 4 comments
An Alaskan wildfire has now grown to 21,760 acres in size, and is currently threatening over two dozen homes in the area. Over 170 firefighters are currently battling the blaze, which is about 225 miles northwest of Anchorage. Two other wildfires are also burning in the...
created by amyjudd | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 337 views | 14 recommendations | 5 comments
The Santa Barbara Jesusita fires seem to be slowing down today as cooler weather and fog are aiding the firefighters to get the fires under control before it destroys any more homes or land. ""The fog has helped the...
created by amyjudd | 26 wks ago | updated 26 wks ago 213 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
Firefighters in Forestville, Maryland responded to a call of a strong gas odour at a strip mall Thursday afternoon, and evacuated the area minutes before it exploded. It was caught on video by a camera on the...