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NIFC Fire Information Report July 24th - National Preparedness Level 4 (On a scale from 1 to 5)

desertusa.com
Jul 24, 2008
        
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July 24th, 2008 · No Comments Favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters in California make good progress toward containment goals. Seven large fires in California are expected to be contained within the next few days. Currently, 25 large fires or complexes in 10 states have burned more nearly 736,000 acres. Australia and New Zealand are providing 44 fire specialists and managers to assist with fire suppression operations in California. Canada is providing two crews to California. Four MAFFS C-130 air tankers are supporting the State of California. All aircraft are based at McClellan Airport in Sacramento, California. The Mission Commander is LTC Charles Davis, 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, North Carolina. Two aircraft are provided by the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, North Carolina and two from the 302nd Airlift... [read full story]                    

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Fires claim one more as they continue to rage in national forests

 recordsearchlight.com Jul 27, 2008
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 recordsearchlight.com Jul 25, 2008
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Fires claim one more as they continue to rage in national forests

recordsearchlight.com
Jul 27, 2008
        

The death of another firefighter Saturday, this time on a Klamath National Forest wildfire, has left firefighters greiving and officials initiating the process of another investigation. The death occurred on the Panther Fire...

                   

Forest Service burns through its budgets

sacbee.com
Jul 27, 2008
        

WASHINGTON – The Forest Service has struggled for years to pay for fighting fires that last year alone scorched almost 10 million acres, mainly in the West. As fire seasons grow longer and the blazes more intense in forests...

                   

Year after year, costs of fighting wildfires skyrocket

mcclatchydc.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

WASHINGTON — The Forest Service has struggled for years to pay for fighting fires that last year alone scorched almost 10 million acres. As fire seasons grow longer and the blazes more intense in forests stressed by global...

Forest Service updates fire conditions

recordsearchlight.com
Jul 25, 2008
        

The Trinity County Sheriff’s Department mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect today for the Hidden Valley area, off Highway 36 near Mad River; Corral Bottom; Haglund Ranch; and Big Bar, west of Skunk Point and east of...