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Crews Repair Transmission Lines after Washington Wildfire
2014-06-26 18:07:00| Transmission & Distribution World
BPA line crews from Pasco, Ellensburg and Grand Coulee sprang into action May 29 to repair 49 wooden poles on the Columbia-Valhalla #1 and #2 115-kilovolt lines damaged by a fast moving brush fire. read more
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California wildfire threatens homes near Sequoia National Park
2014-06-16 21:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A California wildfire that has already destroyed three structures and blackened some three square miles of forest land near Sequoia National Park was threatening 1,000 more homes on Monday, officials said. More than 1,100 firefighters were battling the so-called Shirley Fire, which erupted on Friday evening on the park's outskirts northeast of Bakersfield and prompted the evacuation of several foothill communities. The flames jumped containment lines on Saturday, fueled by high winds and dry brush,...
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California wildfire prompts hundreds of home evacuations
2014-06-15 18:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday were battling a wildfire in southern California that prompted the evacuation of about 500 homes, local officials said. The Shirley Fire was only five percent contained and burning over 800 acres, sending smoke plumes across the Kern River Valley, about 130 miles (209 km) north east of Los Angeles. Mandatory evacuations of about 500 homes in proximity to the blaze northeast of the city of Bakersfield started Saturday, according to a statement from the Kern County...
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Central California wildfire burns out of control, threatens 100 homes
2014-05-27 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park in central California threatened more than 100 homes on Tuesday as it raged out of control in brush left bone dry by severe drought, state fire officials said. The blaze, which erupted on Monday afternoon, has already charred more than 900 acres and was burning on the southeastern shores of Lake McClure in Mariposa County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. More than 100 homes were ordered evacuated ahead...
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Dry Conditions Fuel An Alaska Wildfire Thats Bigger Than Chicago
2014-05-26 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Alaska is battling a huge wildfire this Memorial Day. In the last 24 hours the fire has spread to become bigger than Chicago, prompting officials to issue an order for about 900 people as it threatens Alaska`s Kenai Peninsula, a region south of Anchorage. With just 30 percent of the fire`s 243 square miles contained, 1,000 structures have been evacuated. Large wildfires are familiar to the region, where 1 million acres burn annually, and yet it is unusually early in wildfire season to see a fire...
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