WILDFIRE

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Arizona Daily Star / YOUTUBE
U.S. NEWS
Footage Released Of Explosive Gender-Reveal That Sparked Massive Wildfire
By David Barden
Dennis Dickey, the border patrol agent responsible for the blast, said he felt "absolutely horrible" for his role in triggering the 45,000-acre Arizona fire.
Eric Darling y su perro Wyatt son parte del equipo de búsqueda del condado Orange en el sur de California, uno de varios equipos que hacen una segunda búsqueda de un parque para casas rodantes después del mortal incendio en Paradise, California, el viernes 23 de noviembre de 2018. (AP Foto/Kathleen Ronayne)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Camp Fire, California's Deadliest In History, Now 100 Percent Contained
By Nick Visser
Officials will be battling the blaze for months to come, but they have secured a line around the fire.
Tras una breve demora por un aguacero, varios voluntarios continúan buscando restos humanos entre los restos de un parque para casas rodantes en Paradise, California, el viernes 23 de noviembre de 2018. (AP Foto/Kathleen Ronayne)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Number Of Missing In California's Deadly Camp Fire Falls Below 250
The historic wildfire has killed at least 85 people and destroyed nearly 14,000 homes.
PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 22: Rain falls on a home destroyed by the Camp Fire on November 22, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise charring over 150,000 acres, killed at least 84 people and has destroyed over 18,000 homes and businesses. The fire is currently at 85 percent containment and hundreds of people still remain missing. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
California Camp Fire Death Toll Up To 84 As Rain Brings Risk Of Mudslides
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
After the deadliest wildfire in state history, a downpour in the same area heightened the possibility of mudslides.
HuffPost
HuffPost
VIDEOS
Thousands Of Northern California Fire Survivors Take Refuge In Tent Cities
These Northern Californians have lost their homes to the Camp Fire inferno.
Camp Fire
Cayce Clifford for HuffPost
ENVIRONMENT
Who’s Still Missing In California Wildfire? Getting An Accurate Count Is No Easy Task.
By Chris D'Angelo
Some 700 people remain unaccounted for in the Camp fire, down from nearly 1,300 just days earlier.
Polaris
Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle/Polaris
U.S. NEWS
Mom Escaping Wildfire Asked A Stranger To Take Her Newborn And Leave Her Behind
By Elyse Wanshel
Luckily, Californian Rachelle Sanders ultimately didn't have to make that sacrifice.
Paradise Town Manager Lauren Gill cries during a vigil for Camp Fire victims on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at the First Christian Church of Chico in Chico, Calif. Mourners gathered at the memorial for the victims. People hugged and shed tears as Pastor Jesse Kearns recited a prayer for first responders. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)
(AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)
ENVIRONMENT
Camp Fire Toll Remains Unclear With Nearly 1,000 People Still Listed As Missing
By Lydia O'Connor
Seventy-seven people have been confirmed dead in California’s most destructive wildfire in history.
Donald Trump, Smokey Bear
AP/Getty
MEDIA
Donald Trump's Old Feud With Smokey Bear Comes Back To Burn Him
By Ed Mazza
An old Trump tweet complaining about a "tedious" Smokey Bear campaign isn't aging very well.
A firefighter searches for human remains in a trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
California Fire Claims More Lives As Death Toll Rises To 76
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERENCE CHEA, AP
The remains of more people were found Saturday in the decimated town of Paradise and in nearby Concow.
US President Donald Trump views damage from the Camp fire in Paradise, California on November 17, 2018. - President Donald Trump arrived in California to meet with officials, victims and the 'unbelievably brave' firefighters there, as more than 1,000 people remain listed as missing in the worst-ever wildfire to hit the US state. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Twitter Users Baffled By Trump's 'Great Climate' Promise During Wildfire Tour
By David Barden
"Alexa, add 'Great Climate' to cart please!" one user wrote.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to California, November 17, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Yuri Gripas / Reuters
POLITICS
Trump Insists 'Raking' Will Help Stop Forest Fires; Twitter Reels
By Mary Papenfuss
The solution from Finland, according to the president: "Raking and cleaning and doing things."
VIDEOS
Hundreds Missing In California Fire
The numbers of people missing and killed in the Northern California Camp Fire continue to rise.
VIDEOS
California Wildfire: Scenes Of Destruction
These images show the deadly wildfire blazing through California.
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
OPINION
To Avoid Future Catastrophes Like The California Fires, We Must Learn To Build Smarter
By Marccus D. Hendricks and William Mobley, Guest Writers
Poorly planned and unmanaged growth can result in catastrophe.
Woolsey fire burns Santa Monica Mountains parkland
Friends of Morrison Ranch House
U.S. NEWS
Southern California Wildfire Burns Most Of National Park In Santa Monica Mountains
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
The Woolsey fire outside Los Angeles has torched 83 percent of the federal parkland popular among hikers.
File - In this Aug. 10, 2018 file photo, homes destroyed by a wildfire are seen from an aerial view in the Mary Lake Subdivision in Redding, Calif. Fire crews have made great gains against a wildfire that has been burning for more than a month in Northern California, where it destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and killed eight people. The California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection says the blaze burning in and around the city of Redding is 93 percent contained as of Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Burke, File)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
How To Prepare For A Wildfire
By Ryan Grenoble
Create "defensible space" around your home. Get your valuables packed. And if you're told to evacuate, do it.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on November 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to France to attend ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Twitter Users Blast 'Hypocritical' Trump Over Wildfires Response
By David Barden
Just days earlier the president had blamed California for the deadly blazes.
A destroyed home is seen as the Woolsey Fire continues to burn in Malibu, California, U.S. November 10, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
ERIC THAYER / Reuters
ENVIRONMENT
California Fire Experts To Donald Trump: Malibu Is Not a Forest
By Mary Papenfuss
Pasadena fire officials say Trump should visit the area and help the victims.
Krystin Harvey, left, comforts her daughter Araya Cipollini at the remains of their home burned in the Camp Fire, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. The blaze that started Thursday outside the hilly town of Paradise has grown and destroyed more than 6,700 buildings, almost all of them homes, making it California's most destructive wildfire since record-keeping began. But crews have made gains and the fire is partially contained, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
California Fires Rage At Both Ends Of State, Leaving At Least 31 Dead
By Gillian Flaccus and Don Thompson, AP
Another 228 remain unaccounted for as crews stepped up the search for bodies and missing people.
MALIBU, CA - NOVEMBER 09: The Woolsey Fire approaches homes on November 9, 2018 in Malibu, California. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region.(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
Two Fast-Moving Fires Rip Through Los Angeles, Ventura Counties
By Antonia Blumberg
California's Woolsey fire had spread to 35,000 acres as of Friday evening.
California Fires: Get the Latest 2018 Wildfire Updates From These Google Maps
Fortune
ENVIRONMENT
Here’s How Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom Plans To Fight California’s Wildfire Crisis
By Antonia Blumberg
California's next governor has his work cut out for him tackling the state's wildfire crisis.
Firefighters battle the Camp Fire as it tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. NEWS
Wildfires Rage Across Northern California And Thousand Oaks
The Thousand Oaks community is still reeling from a mass shooting one day earlier.
A wildfire is burning in Southern California.
Saba Hamedy
U.S. NEWS
Large Southern California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations
The fire, which erupted Thursday afternoon, is burning just a few miles from the site of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.
Officials in Butte County, California, urged residents to evacuate on Thursday as a rapidly growing fire threatened several communities.
AccuWeather
ENVIRONMENT
Wind-Driven Fire Barrels Through Northern California's Butte County
By Jenavieve Hatch and Chris D'Angelo
The Camp fire forced thousands of residents in Paradise, California, to evacuate.
Marion and Lloid Heim stand amid the ashes of their Santa Rosa home days after the fire hit
HuffPost / Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
U.S. NEWS
A Year Ago Their House Burned In California’s Deadliest Fire. They’re Still Rebuilding Their Lives
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
“Our land is basically a burial ground of everything that’s important to us.”
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