Opinion
Opinion: Congress’ Fix Our Forests Act will remove environmental checks that keep wildfires from spreading
This isn’t just raking pine needles. The Fix Our Forests Act includes industrial-scale commercial logging and heavy livestock grazing. By removing the environmental checks it bypasses the critical ...
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Gov. Newsom adds 1.4 million acres of state land into highest fire risk categories
After wildfires scorched parts of Los Angeles County, Governor Gavin Newsom is tightening fire safety rules. Newsom’s latest ...
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North Fork Fire in McDowell County grows to 200 acres; Crooked Creek Fire 100% contained
As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and ... The Mountains-to-Sea Trail between U.S ...
Lehigh Fire Control: ATVs can start wildfires, here's how to prevent them
Did you know ATVs can cause wildfires? Here's Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District's best tips on preventing fires ...
Los Angeles Times13d
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
The new maps are expected to expand the roughly 800,000 acres currently in local fire jurisdictions zoned as “very high” by an additional 247,000 acres. Some 1.16 million acres will be categor ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park missing hiker found dead, NPS says
Cowee Volunteer Fire Department, Appalachian Mountain Rescue Team and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of rugged, ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park missing hiker found dead, NPS says
Cowee Volunteer Fire Department, Appalachian Mountain Rescue Team and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which sprawls across a half-million acres of ...