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Close to Home: California needs equitable fire relief
The current focus on Los Angeles relief creates a historic opportunity, not just for Southern California, but for our entire ...
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Crews contain 20 acre wildland fire in Blowing Rock
BLOWING ROCK — Emergency services personnel are on the scene of a 20-acre brush fire on Ford Road near Sampson Road. Keep ...
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Burn ban still in place as drift smoke from WNC fires hit the area
Smoke is in the area from large wildfires burning in the south western part of North Carolina and other locations.
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Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US
Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average.