How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires ...
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1 injured after flames engulf garage, spread to Vernon Hills home causing significant damage
One person was injured after a fire engulfed a garage and quickly spread throughout a house in Vernon Hills, causing ...
Forest Service worker in Western NC says Trump termination was ‘devastating sucker punch’
Mike Knoerr, who said he was the only wildlife biologist in the Pisgah National Forest, was among 3,400 U.S. Forest Service ...
Pittsburgh Fish Fry Guide: Submit a Fish Fry in your area
It's almost time. Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania will soon celebrate Lent with fish frys on Ash Wednesday and every ...
Red River Valley Wildfire Academy wraps up 10th year
After another successful year, the Red River Valley Wildfire Academy will wrap up on Feb. 13. This is the tenth year local ...
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'You Gave Everything for Others': Community Mourns Slain Officer
The family and colleagues of Roswell Police Officer Jeremy Labonte, who was killed in the line of duty Friday, laid the ...
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Contractors accidentally cause fire that damaged 2 townhomes, leaving residents displaced in Vernon Hills
Authorities say contractors accidentally caused a fire that damaged two townhomes and left residents displaced in Vernon ...
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Austell Man Accused of Fleeing Police with Modified Gun
Shakur King, 21, of Austell, is accused of walking across Hospital South Drive at Austell Road outside of the crosswalk in ...
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Man arrested in Vernon County on federal charges for international firearms trafficking
A 60-year-old Viroqua man wanted for international firearms trafficking was arrested Tuesday in Vernon County. Mark John Buschman was taken into custody on Upper Newton Road in the town of ...
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Forest Fires in Japan
A PAPER on “Forest Fires and Weather”(Sci. Papers Inst. Phys. Chem. Res., Tokyo, vol. 18), by T. Terada and T. Utigasaki, states that the annual loss due to forest fires in Japan is second in ...