Fact Check: Posts on California rejecting Oregon firetrucks over emissions are false
California’s firefighting agency did not reject firetrucks sent from Oregon to help with the Los Angeles fires, contrary to online posts saying the vehicles were not deployed because they didn’t meet California’s strict emissions standards.
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Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in California's Los Angeles County for the past two weeks. While in California,
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Oregon strike teams return after historic wildfire battle in Southern California
Over 50,000 under evacuations as winds fuel Southern California's latest wildfire "I am immensely proud of the work firefighters from the Oregon Fire Service and the Oregon Department of Forestry ...
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California Wildfire Map Update Shows How Every Fire Burning Has Spread
and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website show how each one has grown. At least 28 people have died in the Los Angeles area since multiple ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
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Firefighters from Canada, Mexico and U.S. prisons fought the L.A. fires. They have something to teach us about solidarity.
Yet in L.A., prisoners themselves are bringing hope to the community. The state of California has for more than a century operated a volunteer Conservation (Fire) Camp Program, which allows eligible incarcerated persons to support local, state and federal agencies in responding to a variety of emergencies, including fires.
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Readers respond: Mukumoto’s resignation a loss for forestry department
The recent resignation of Cal Mukumoto as state forester is reflective of the current political theater that is Salem, (“Oregon Department of Forestry ... impacted by fire in 2024, it is not ...
Salem firefighters recount experience fighting Palisades Fire in LA
Salem firefighters Cody Welling, Zach Salvage, Mike Laatsch and Capt. Mike Stewart returned Saturday after helping crews fight the LA Palisades Fire.
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California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California ... they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other U.S. cities can better prepare.
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Dave Matthews pulls out of FireAid benefit concert due to ‘critical’ family health matter
Dave Matthews will no longer be performing at the FireAid benefit concert on Thursday. According to a statement posted to the official Instagram page for the Dave Matthews Band on Wednesday, “due to a critical illness in the family,
Why experts say California is the best-equipped state to deal with wildfires
California has just experienced one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, despite the Golden State's ample resources to combat the blazes once they spark.