California Wildfires

Firefighters Gain Ground On California Wildfires

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Thousands of firefighters and an aircraft fleet battled Tuesday to tame a string of lightning-caused wildfires that have burned...

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2011: The Year Of The U.S. Natural Disaster

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 11.03.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes. Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tor...

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Yosemite Wildfire Forces Campgrounds To Evacuate

SFGate | Casey Newton, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 10.28.2011

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By TRACIE CONE, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters relied on a giant air tanker to make steady progress Monday against a five-day...

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Firefighters Battle Huge San Diego Wildfire

AP | Posted 09.24.2011

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LOS COYOTES INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif. — Thirty water- and retardant-dropping aircraft bombarded flames during flights on Monday over a nearly 2...

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Paying With Fire: Cash-Strapped States Turn To Firefighting Fees

AP | By DON THOMPSON and JEFF BARNARD | Posted 09.21.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The wildfire season in California has been tame so far, but that isn't stopping lawmakers from trying to make sure the cash-stra...

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Extreme Heat, Lightning Spark 15 Local Fires

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Southern California was sweltering in triple-digit heat as monsoonal thunderstorms helped spark several brush fires. Fire o...

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Records: Planes Ordered But Canceled In California Fire

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service summoned several powerful firefighting airplanes in the early stages of the largest wildfire in Los Angele...

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Disasters: Where There's Smoke... There's a Silver Lining

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Memoir, Natural Disasters, Writing, Station Fire, Smoke, California Wildfires, Wildfires, Fire, Healthy Living News

There's nothing like a good disaster to remind you of your own mortality; stop waiting for "someday." You need to write that book, sing that song, smell those roses, surf that wave

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One California Farm's Savvy Move To Save Their 400 Alpacas From Wildfire (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Cindy Harris and Doug Fieg wanted to protect their alpacas from the recent wildfires that were threatening their farm. When they realized they could...

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Green News Report - September 8, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

In today's report: the rising cost of fighting wildfires, and is Jaws back?

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Post-Wildfire Worries: Floods, Damaged Ecosystem

AP | JOHN ANTCZAK and ALICIA CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Southern California's huge wildfire has turned nearly a quarter of the 1,000-square-mile Angeles National Forest into a moonscape ...

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Fire no longer threatening LA-area communities

AP | JAMES BELTRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The western flank of the deadly wildfire north of Los Angeles was under control Saturday, sparing foothill communities further thr...

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Firefighters Gaining On Los Angeles-Area Wildfire, Homicide Investigation Launched In Death Of Firemen

AP | JACOB ADELMAN and THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Investigators worked around-the-clock Friday as they sought to build a murder case stemming from a huge wildfire that claimed the ...

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Green News Report - September 3, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: California burning; Killing wolves; Recycling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch... PLUS: A Fracture in the Clean Coal Coalit...

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HuffPost Readers' Incredible Wildfire Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Wednesday we asked readers to send in their on the ground photos of the wildfire in Southern California. The photos we received are amazing. Check ...

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Single LA fire Consumes One Year's Worth Of Water

news.xinhuanet.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Firefighting aircraft have dropped about 1.7 million gallons of water and nearly 700,000 gallons of fire-retardant chemicals in an effort to put out t...

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Investigators look for clues into cause of CA fire

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Investigators gathered along a remote road in a blackened forest Wednesday and hunted for clues at the spot where a gigantic blaze...

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Saving Mount Wilson

Gabriel Rotello | Posted 11.17.2011

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It's heartening to see that in the case of the Mt. Wilson observatory, people were willing to put their lives on the line to save a bucolic piece of living history.

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The California Wildfires Rage On (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The California wildfires continue to rage throughout Southern California, with thousands of firefighters at work to stop further destruction. For th...

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California Wildfire Photos: HuffPost Readers Send In Their Pics

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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To see the latest photos from California, scroll down below the map. The California wildfires continue to rage throughout Southern California, with t...

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It's Not Just You: California Wildfires Turn Cranky

Beth Lapides | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Southern California Fires, Language, California Wildfires, New Thought, Wildfires, New Thinking, Mood, Beth Lapides, Healthy Living News

Yesterday, just as we were peaking the cranky meter, Mike Dietrich, the U.S. Forest Service incident commander, said the California Station Fire had turned from "angry" to "cranky."

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Huge wildfire portends bad Calif. fire season

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Firefighters reported progress Tuesday against a gigantic blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that might be just a preview of even gr...

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When the Going Get's Tough, the "Tea-Baggers" Run

Stu Kreisman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Southern California, California Wildfires, Tea Baggers, Republican Party, Health Care, Politics News

I guess when reality hits, the far right's faux campaign against the government suddenly looks foolish, if not downright cruel.

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While Rome Burns...

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Life, Los Angeles Fires, Los Angeles, California Wildfires, September 11th, Rodney King, Business News

I'm in LA today. I'm having a little trouble breathing, and my eyes are smarting. But sometimes you have to suck it up to get the job done.

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