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Florida Forest Service's Roy Cribb wins Firefighter of the Year Award
In the early afternoon of April 4, 2012, Roy Cribb emerged from the smoke of one fire in the Ocala National Forest and entered another. His primary responsibility at the second fire as a senior forest ranger with the Florida Forest Service was to...
Tags: Fires, Awards and Prizes, Forestry and Timber, Ocala National Forest
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Rain and fire is a 'double jeopardy' situation, scientists say
When it comes to Southern California's increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame both the lack of rain and the little rain we did have. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at Chapman University said satellite data show the...
Tags: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Weather Service, Science and Technology
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Satellite images show 'double jeopardy' wildfire danger
When it comes to Southern California’s increasingly perilous fire season, you can blame it on the rain. That’s the paradoxical case made by satellite data from NASA and India. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at...
Tags: Weather, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, National Weather Service, Weather Reports
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Heavy rains prompt U.S. Forest Service to lift fire restrictions
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST — Recent torrential rains have tamped down the threat of wildfires, prompting the U.S. Forest Service to lift temporary fire restrictions. In early March, a forest fire severely damaged or destroyed about 10 homes near...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Natural Disasters
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DISASTER DECLARATION Daugaard seeks Presidential Disaster Declaration PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration to help South Dakota recover from an ice and snow storm that hit the state last month....Tags: Career and Workplace, Korean War (1950-1953), Regional Authority, Prosecution, Newspaper and Magazine
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'May miracle' of above-average rainfall is a gift to firefighters
A "May miracle" of almost perfectly timed, above-average rainfall helped firefighters battling the large Springs fire in Ventura County and guaranteed that Los Angeles would not break a dubious record. The city was on track to having its fourth-driest...
Tags: Weather Statistics, Fires, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Weather Service, Jerry Brown
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Firefighters, helped by rain, mop up California wildfire
ReutersBy Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Reuters) - Cool winds and rain helped firefighters mop up the remains of a fast-burning California wildfire on Monday that had threatened 4,000 homes in an early start to an expected busy wildfire season. The...Tags: Washington, DC
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Jerry Brown blames climate change for state's early fire season
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown put the state’s early wildfire season in global terms Monday, saying the state would have to grow accustomed to more forest fires as a consequence of climate change. Brown’s remarks at the California Department...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Global Change, Fires, Ecosystems, Jerry Brown
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Energy officials brace for another summer without San Onofre
Energy officials expect to get through another summer without blackouts even if the San Onofre nuclear plant remains shuttered -- but damaging fires in the months ahead could undermine that prediction. An assessment released Monday by the California...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Cause of California wildfire appears accidental
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators have ruled out arson as the cause of a huge Southern California wildfire that was 75 percent contained Sunday after burning through coastal mountains and threatening thousands of homes. Continuing cool, moist...
Tags: Arson
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Crews shift to mop-up as Ventura County wildfire wanes
Hundreds of battle-weary firefighters made the transition to mop-up mode Sunday as the 28,000-acre Springs fire in Ventura County was declared 75% contained, with full containment expected Monday. Several engine companies were sent home Sunday as hand...
Tags: Landforms, Mountains, Arson, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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