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Fire Prevention
The Fire Prevention Wikizine provides educational information, articles and resources on fire prevention in and outside of the home and workplace. This Wikizine is written and sponsored by Smokey Signal, an authorized distributor of... [more]
The Fire Prevention Wikizine provides educational information, articles and resources on fire prevention in and outside of the home and workplace. This Wikizine is written and sponsored by Smokey Signal, an authorized distributor of smokey bear and fire safety and fire prevention merchandise.
By Karen Voyles
Staff Writer
About 1,500 Alachua County homeowners will soon be getting a letter from a company hired to determine how people view the risks posed by wildfires.The Alachua County Department of Public Safety and International Association of Fire Chiefs have contracted with Cornerstone Strategies Inc. to conduct the study of residents' opinions and...
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DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U-Haul Companies of Los Angeles-- East, Orange County and San Bernardino are offering 30 days of free storage to California residents who have been evacuated or need to move their belongings away from areas affected by wildfires.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 11/02/09 -- President Obama this weekend signed legislation that will bring a degree of relief to the nation's forests by helping federal agencies solve several of the top problems caused by the skyrocketing costs of wildfire suppression. The measure establishes a new approach to budgeting for costly wildfires, which continually drain the budgets of the Forest Service and Department of the Interior and lead to...
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From pr-inside.com
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(10-30) 22:19 PDT San Diego, CA (AP) -- San Diego Gas & Electric and Cox Communications have agreed to pay $17 million to settle claims by state investigators that poor maintenance led to three huge wildfires in 2007. The settlement,...
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From sfgate.com
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Rancho Bernardo author Nancy Canfield did what came natural to her after surviving the 2007 wildfires that devastated her community. She wrote about it. Canfield's short story about evacuating in the middle of the night and spending three days at Qualcomm Stadium with her family is featured in the latest installment of the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book series.
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From signonsandiego.com
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Dry, windy conditions typically seen in late spring may have contributed to a 10-acre wildfire that threatened dozens of homes and required firefighters from three different agencies to battle the blaze in New Smyrna Beach. AT THE SCENE: Crews Battle 3-Alarm Wildfire VIDEO REPORT: Dry Conditions Fuel Fires
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From wftv.com
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The Yuma County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Monday on awarding a bid to plan for wildfires.The move could put local emergency responders in a better position to receive grants, said the county administrator.County Administrator Robert...
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From yumasun.com
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A plan to manage future wildfires in Yuma County will help emergency responders better prepare as well as become eligible for additional grants and award money, county officials say.Developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan was awarded to...
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From yumasun.com
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Prosecutors in California are charging a suspected arsonist with the murder of five people who died of heart attacks during a 2003 wildfire, in a move that could signal a tough new standard for arson cases in a region held hostage by fires.
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From ctv.ca
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CNN InternationalOne possible wildfire culprit: Cal FireSan Francisco ChronicleResident Joe Waddle said he had lost two storage sheds full of belongings and that the trailer belonged to his brother, who was too upset to talk about it. ...1200 called to fight fire near Santa CruzSan Francisco Chronicleall 856 news articles »
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