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Wild & Forest Fire

Hot winds put county on fire alert

The first Santa Ana of the season should arrive Sunday morning, and while it's not expected to rival the winds that drove the devastating wildfires last October, civic leaders and fire officials are on alert.

Schwarzenegger warns of wind, fire danger

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today urged Southern California residents to plan ahead for the first major winds of the season, while officals in the north state say wind has elevated fire danger in the region. An air tanker drops...

Wildfires Cause Ozone Pollution to Violate Health Standards, New Study Shows

BOULDER-Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes. "The impact of wildfires on ozone in suburban and rural areas, far from urban sources of pollution, was quite...

Prescribed Burns Protecting Black Hills

For the past few weeks, Rapid City's been covered with a haze of smoke. What's usually evidence of a wildfire is actually a sign of future fire prevention. For two weeks now, plumes of smoke have filled the skies over the Black...

Botswana: Botswana on Fire Again

Never before, has Botswana been ravaged by unrelenting wild fires that have left protected areas such as the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve (CKGR), Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve and Tsodilo Hills utterly desolate.

Wild Fires Destroy Vast Tracts of Land

Posted to the web 9 October 2008 Petronella Sibeene Windhoek Bush fires recently destroyed thousands of hectares of grazing land in the maize triangle area. The fires damaged property and infrastructure running into thousands...

Wildfire burns Marine ordnance training area

No buildings yet threatened; golf course evacuated BILL WECHTER AP/NORTH COUNTY TIMES A brush fire rages at Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California on Wednesday. Homes nearby were not threatened. ROCK SLIDE INJURES THREE AT...

Current Conditions - 56.5F / 13.6C | Mostly Cloudy - 7:03 AM EDT Oct. 9

Select a source for your current conditions: Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage! Statement as of 4:00 am EDT on October 9, 2008 ... Fire weather/fire prevention awareness week continues today with a look at red flag...

Chevron Donates $500,000 to Support California Firefighting Efforts

, and we must ensure they are equipped with the resources needed to protect our communities. risk to protect our state and its resources,“_ said Chevron vice chairman Peter Robertson. ”This contribution is, in part, recognition...

Thursday as of Oct. 8 3:00 AM EDT

Select a source for your current conditions: Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage! Showers likely in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Statement as of 4:00 am EDT on October 8, 2008 ... Fire...

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Wildfires in California