Oklahoma, Kansas and wildfires
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Wildfire on Colorado’s Eastern Plains contained
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Texas Panhandle, Wildfire
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A new wildfire was reported today at 10:51 p.m. in in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has now authorized the deployment of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture forestry personnel to help with wildfire suppression in Oklahoma and with urban
State legislation introduced Wednesday would require insurers to offer California homeowners insurance if they take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their properties.
Major study finds chronic exposure to wildfire smoke PM2.5 linked to 24,000 USA deaths per year, with no safe threshold. Learn more.
Crews are currently on scene in Green Cove Springs fighting a reported wildfire, officials say. The Florida Forrest Service- Jacksonville Forestry Center says that crews have been dispatched to a
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Dangerous fire weather conditions remain across the Plains after a powerful windstorm sparked a wildfire outbreak Tuesday, prompting evacuations in the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles, and Kansas.
Multiple Arkansas counties are under burn bans amid concerns of wildfire weather. Any open, outdoor burning is prohibited due to the risk of potential wildfires. Benton County issued a burn ban on Feb.