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Governments Must Prepare for More Wildfires, UN Report Warns

03/03/2022 - 7:55 AM By Brittany M.
The “Fire Ready Formula” also calls for elevating wildfires to the “same category of global humanitarian response as major earthquakes and floods.” It recommends stronger international safety standards for firefighters as well.
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Study: Wildfires Were Responsible for Tens of Thousands of COVID Cases

08/17/2021 - 8:32 AM By Brittany M.

Researchers from Harvard University have concluded that a spate of wildfires along the west coast between March and December 2020

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Calculating Wildfire Impact: New Study Ups the Toll From 2018 Fire Season

01/04/2021 - 3:46 PM By Brittany M.
The official death toll from the 2018 fires is 106. But a new study says the fires contributed to the deaths of 3,652 people.
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Trump Admin Blocks Wildfire Aid for California, Then Reverses Course

10/20/2020 - 4:58 AM By Brittany M.
Another roller coaster ride.
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Calistoga Evacuated as Fires Devastate Wine Country

10/01/2020 - 4:59 AM By Brittany M.

The City of Calistoga in Napa Valley was evacuated this week as two major wildfires ripped through California’s wine country.

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CalMatters: Senior Citizens are Disproportionately Impacted by Wildfires

10/01/2020 - 4:43 AM By Brittany M.
Senior citizens are disproportionately represented in fire-prone areas. 
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Death Toll From California Wildfires Rises

09/15/2020 - 5:19 AM By Brittany M.

At least twenty-four people are dead and many others missing as wildfires continue to ravage California.

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NorCal Fires Have Burned an Area the Size of Rhode Island

08/25/2020 - 8:37 AM By Brittany M.

Hundreds of wildfires have now burned over 1.5 million acres of land in Northern California. That’s equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island.  

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Resources Stretched Thin as Fires Engulf Northern California

08/20/2020 - 9:04 AM By Brittany M.

Dozens of large wildfires are burning across the state amid a relentless heat wave and lightening strikes in the northern part of the state.

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Highlights From Governor Newsom’s State Budget Proposal

01/14/2020 - 9:29 AM By Brittany M.

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $222.2 billion budget proposal for 2020-21 on Friday – the second annual spending plan he has presented as governor and the largest in state history.

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