Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 23 requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to provide support in the state’s wildfire response as National Parks close amid active raging fires. “We are deploying every available tool we have to keep communities safe as California battles these catastrophic wildfires driven by climate change impacts,” Newsom said in an…
Newsom Requests a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for California’s Wildfires
White House Declares Presidential Major Disaster for California’s Wildfires
President Joe Biden on Aug. 24 approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to provide support in the state’s wildfire response as National Parks close amid active raging fires. “This declaration makes vital resources available as we continue to work in lockstep with local, state, and federal partners to meet the…
Nearly 2 Dozen People Hurt, 1 Critically, in Queens House Fire
By Elizabeth Keogh From New York Daily News NEW YORK—Nearly two dozen people were hurt, and one was left clinging to life, after a a fast-moving fire broke out in a Queens home Sunday morning, officials said. The blaze broke out on the second floor of the single-family home on Hampton Street near Elmhurst Avenue…
Dozens of Homes Burn as California Wildfire Siege Continues
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif.—A small wildfire swept through a mobile home park, leaving dozens of homes in ashes, the latest in a series of explosive blazes propelled by gusts that have torn through Northern California mountains and forests. The drought-parched region was expected to see red flag warnings for dangerously high winds and hot, dry weather…
Greece Wildfires: Winds Fan 2 New Blazes Outside of Athens
ATHENS, Greece—Fanned by strong winds, two new big wildfires erupted Monday in hard-hit Greece, triggering evacuation alerts for villages southeast and northwest of Athens—only days after blazes consumed large tracts of forest north of the Greek capital. Greece has been roiled by hundreds of wildfires this month. Other Mediterranean countries—Turkey, Italy, Algeria, and Spain among…
State of Emergency in Russia’s Yakutia Expanded Over Fires
MOSCOW—Russian authorities expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia on Friday to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires that have engulfed the vast region. Russian Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev declared the state of emergency for Sakha-Yakutia. The move should help organize the transfer of firefighting resources from other regions to help fight the…
Orange County Firefighters Finish Mowing Elderly Man’s Lawn After He Collapses
Orange County Firefighters went the extra mile when they finished mowing 92-year-old Bob Hallet’s lawn in Westminster after he collapsed in the middle of the task. Video of the good deed, shot by the Hallet’s neighbor Steel Morris, shows three firefighters from Westminster Fire Station #65 working together mowing and raking lawn after the man…
Nearly 900 Buildings Destroyed by Massive California Fire
August 11, 2021
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GREENVILLE, Calif.—California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes. Clear skies over parts of the month-old Dixie Fire have allowed aircraft to rejoin nearly 6,000 firefighters in the attack this week. “Whether or not…
Death Toll From Algeria Forest Fires Rises to 42
ALGIERS—Forty-two people, including 25 military men, have died in wildfires that erupted east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane said on Tuesday. Benabderrahmane also told state television the government had asked for help from the international community and was in talks with partners to hire planes to extinguish fires. By Hamid Ould…
Pakistan Crash Sets Fire to Minibus, Kills 10 Passengers
PAKISTAN—A truck rammed into a minibus on a highway in eastern Pakistan overnight, causing a fire that killed 10 passengers, a Pakistani rescue official said Monday. According to the official, Anjum Shahzad, the blaze erupted from a gas leak and a short-circuit on board the minibus, leading to the high casualty toll. Six passengers were…
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