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From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season
28 Mar 2024 11:13 GMT
… ,” William Glesener, the wildfire operations supervisor for the … said Catherine Koele, a wildfire prevention specialist with the … situation has evolved, Minnesota firefighting crews have had to … said Karen Harrison, a wildfire prevention specialist with the …
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Russian govt expects 2024 wildfire season to be tougher
28 Mar 2024 11:52 GMT
… conference on preparations for the wildfire season.
Governors and representatives of … and take preventive measures against wildfires," the statement said.
… protect forests from wildfires and procure firefighting equipment.
Russia saw wildfires on 4 …
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Hawaii’s Firefighting Leaders Share Their Lessons With Officials From Across The World
28 Mar 2024 10:38 GMT
… a large contingent of Hawaii firefighters attending the Reno conference that … forester Michael Walker, left, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization Co-Executive Director … Elizabeth Pickett of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization and Michael Walker …
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European Union invests €600M to enhance aerial firefighting capacity across Europe
28 Mar 2024 02:43 GMT
… finance the acquisition of new firefighting planes. This strategic investment aims … , preparing for, and responding to wildfires that overwhelm national response capacities … . When a wildfire exceeds a country’s capabilities …
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Experts advise B.C. residents to prepare early for wildfire season
28 Mar 2024 02:22 GMT
… prepare for a potentially challenging wildfire season.
Lori Daniels, Koerner … in communities.
While Daniels says wildfire management is becoming increasingly challenging …
Mathieu Bourbonnais, a former wildland firefighter and assistant professor at UBC …
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Luray RV Resort & Campground offering free stay to first responders who battled wildfires
28 Mar 2024 00:55 GMT
… responders who have battled the wildfires there over the last week … I decided my superheroes were firefighters and then of course all … despite its proximity to the wildfires the RV Resort was not …
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Maui Mayor Bissen unveils $1.7B budget focused on wildfire recovery and prevention
28 Mar 2024 00:31 GMT
… including $146 million for wildfire-related expenses.
Bissen’s … budget, mostly due to wildfire-related departmental spending.
“This … Public Safety Department’s firefighter positions, fire stations and … also add staff for wildfire-related information requests …
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Costa Rica’s Wildfire Crisis: Chira Island Battling Uncontrolled Blaze
27 Mar 2024 23:21 GMT
Over 286 hectares have been consumed since last Sunday, the 24th, by a forest fire that broke out on Chira Island, located near Puerto Palito. Forest firefighters from the brigade of the Peninsular Biological Corridor, the Tempisque Conservation Area (ACT) …
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1,000 firefighters combat blazes in Veracruz as wildfires spike nationwide
27 Mar 2024 22:35 GMT
… the number of active wildfires in Mexico has quickly increased … are 1,000 firefighters working to extinguish the wildfires in the … the blazes led to aerial firefighting operations, with a helicopter … are over 1,000 firefighters combating the fires from the …
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Kelowna firefighters and Okanagan Humane Society join forces to help cat impacted by wildfire
27 Mar 2024 22:29 GMT
… the Kelowna Firefighters Charitable Society (left), and Firefighter Sean Murphy … by the McDougall Creek wildfire.
Moe is a … flee the McDougall Creek wildfire last summer, which … forever home.
The Kelowna Firefighters Charitable Society recently pledged …