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Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in California's Los Angeles County for the past two weeks. While in California,
Fact Check: Posts on California rejecting Oregon firetrucks over emissions are false
California’s firefighting agency did not reject firetrucks sent from Oregon to help with the Los Angeles fires, contrary to online posts saying the vehicles were not deployed because they didn’t meet California’s strict emissions standards.
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Banks Fire District firefighters in California are returning
Most of Oregon's fire crews sent earlier this month to California, including four Banks firefighters, are returning after two weeks. Banks sent Officer Victor Haney, Lt. Julie Kemper and firefighters Jaxon Herrman and Samantha Linz along with Engine 15 to California.
Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to combat the blazes
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Firefighters from Canada, Mexico and U.S. prisons fought the L.A. fires. They have something to teach us about solidarity.
Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
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Israel Sends Fire Protection Experts to Los Angeles
The Fire and Rescue Authority in Israel sent a team of five fire protection experts to Los Angeles.
Salem firefighters recount experience fighting Palisades Fire in LA
Salem firefighters Cody Welling, Zach Salvage, Mike Laatsch and Capt. Mike Stewart returned Saturday after helping crews fight the LA Palisades Fire.
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other U.S. cities can better prepare.
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California Wildfire Map Update Shows How Every Fire Burning Has Spread
and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website show how each one has grown. At least 28 people have died in the Los Angeles area since multiple ...
Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, a major freeway between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valle
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Oregon firefighters begin heading home from Southern California
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Oregon firefighters who journeyed to Los Angeles to assist with the response to the devastating wildfires that began earlier in January are headed home after a two-week deployment.