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Cal FireWhen a natural disaster like a wildfire hits, the Red Cross usually sets up an emergency shelter at a school gym or church. But the coronavirus pandemic will change that. -
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As the threat of longer, more devastating wildfire seasons increases risks for California homeowners, insurance companies have been responding with their…
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Wildland firefighters from Western states including both Oregon and California have been deployed to help with the fires burning across Australia.So far,…
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The raging wildfires of our time in history provide plenty of impetus to understand fire better. And that reminds us that there are thousands of years of…
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The image--and the sound--is still fresh to many minds in Redding. The Carr Fire's entrance into town in late July 2018 was frightening, loud, and…
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Fighting a wildfire can be tough in the best of circumstances. It helps fire managers to know what is burning, and on what kind of terrain. University of…
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It’s been a little over a year since the Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, which impacted thousands of lives in Northern California. The disaster…
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One major outcome of the Oregon Governor's Council on Wildfire Response was a number: four billion. That's the amount of money estimated to do all the…
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Wildfire has become a part of every westerner's life. But how are we adapting as communities?That's a question a team of researchers, led by University of…
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November 8th marked the one-year anniversary of the Camp Fire. When the smoke finally cleared, most of the town of Paradise, California was gone, and 85…
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One year ago tomorrow, a downed PG&E power line sparked the Camp Fire, a catastrophic wildfire that swept through the Sierra foothills town of Paradise,…
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Fires largely stayed away from the region through the summer, but no one doubts they'll be back. And so debates and discussions about how to best manage…
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There was a great deal of discussion during the recent smoky fire seasons of the need for prescribed burning. It results in some smoke under controlled…
