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Dangerous winds have picked up again, threatening to spread spot fires and complicate work for firefighters.
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The declaration releases emergency funds to recovery efforts in three counties in northeastern New Mexico.
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Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona and threatened small villages in New Mexico, as wind-fueled flames chewed up wide swaths of tinder dry forest and grassland.
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The rising number of fires hamper decades of environmental efforts, and over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in places with poor air quality, a new report says.
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As drought grips Southwest Florida, and the threat of wildfires grows stronger, forest managers are issuing burn bans so that campfires don’t become wildfires. Collier County has joined Lee, Charlotte and Hendry counties in putting in temporary rules against burning stuff. Sarasota County has a year-round rule against burning yard waste. And the South Florida Water Management District has banned most burning on its lands, too.
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Pacific Gas & Electric also agreed to submit to five years of oversight. The company didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement.
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In the Southwest Florida region, dry soil and warm temperatures have had wildland firefighters on “high alert” since last week.
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The Florida Forest Service said homeowners living in woodsy areas can do things now to help save their homes in case of a wildfire. That 's because once a homeowner can smell the smoke it's often time to leave.
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Forestry crews and firefighters have made progress on containing a massive blaze in northwest Florida, with the help of recent rainfall.
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More than three inches of rain fell last night over a massive wildfire in northwest Florida, but the fire hasn't gotten smaller.
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High winds and a change in direction forced evacuations in Calhoun and Gulf Counties.
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Hurricane Michael destroyed Teresa Counts' home in Bay County. Now, she's concerned she'll lose her new home to a wildfire that's feeding on timber debris from the same storm.