FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts
Read full article: FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cutsThe National Fire Academy, the country's preeminent federal fire training academy, has canceled classes effective immediately amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trumpโs administration.
How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm
Read full article: How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestormRecent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods underscore a stark lesson -- water utilities generally arenโt designed to respond to the large urban fires growing more common as climate change worsens.
Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit's $500 'defensible space' grants help cut residents' insurance costs
Read full article: Rebuilding Paradise: Nonprofit's $500 'defensible space' grants help cut residents' insurance costsFive years after the 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed 90% of the homes here, residents of Paradise, California, face a new struggle: Finding homeowner's insurance.
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market
Read full article: State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance marketInsurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer.
Warm weather brings a taste of spring to central and western United States
Read full article: Warm weather brings a taste of spring to central and western United StatesA warm front is sweeping springlike weather across a large swath of the country in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year.
How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?
Read full article: How are people supposed to rebuild Paradise, California, when nobody can afford home insurance?Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs.
5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
Read full article: 5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recoveryParadise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most of the northern California town.
California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approaches
Read full article: California town of Paradise deploys warning sirens as 5-year anniversary of deadly fire approachesOfficials in the Northern California town of Paradise have begun installing and testing warning sirens to deploy in the event of another wildfire or other natural disaster.
They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they're reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii
Read full article: They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they're reliving their grief as fires rage in HawaiiAs wildfires tear through the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents of a Northern California town are reliving their own harrowing experience with a similar conflagration.
โI feel like weโve been dupedโ: Private investigator who worked on Rudy Farias case believes resources were misused
Read full article: โI feel like weโve been dupedโ: Private investigator who worked on Rudy Farias case believes resources were misusedParadise was a private investigator on the case, working with the non-profit โWe Help the Missing.โ She said volunteers searched through wooded areas, exhausting efforts trying to find Farias. He was reported missing after never returning from walking his two dogs on March 6, 2015. HPD said he returned home two days later.
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
Read full article: Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continueA judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.
Judge to weigh limits for aerial fire retardant in wildfires
Read full article: Judge to weigh limits for aerial fire retardant in wildfiresA federal judge is weighing whether to severely limit the governmentโs use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires following arguments by environmentalists who are concerned about water pollution.
Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay
Read full article: Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clayCrews could face a difficult task cleaning up a 25-car train derailment in western Montana that spilled numerous cases of beer as well as powdered clay beside a scenic river.
Vigil held in Texas to honor 7-year-old Athena Strand who was found dead after being reported missing
Read full article: Vigil held in Texas to honor 7-year-old Athena Strand who was found dead after being reported missingA 7-year-old Texas girl who was found dead last week after she was reported missing from her home is being remembered as โthe best little girlโ who loved animals, drawing and dancing.
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California wildfire flares but within line crews have built
Read full article: California wildfire flares but within line crews have builtCaliforniaโs largest wildfire so far this year is flaring up, but authorities say it's because flames are chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built.
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Federal agencies fall short of Trump forest protection goals
Read full article: Federal agencies fall short of Trump forest protection goalsGavin Newsom of doing a โterrible jobโ of forest protection, his own agencies fell short of his goals for federal lands in 2019. They treated a combined 6,736 square miles (17,446 square kilometers) โ just over half of the 13,203 square miles (34,196 square kilometers) the president sought, according to government data. It jumped to 8,505 square miles (22,027 square kilometers) in 2016 โ President Barack Obama's last year in office. Under Trump, the treated area has gone from 6,367 square miles (16,490 square kilometers) in 2017 to nearly 7,336 square miles (19,000 square kilometers) in 2018. Last year it was up to 6,736 square miles (17,446 square kilometers).
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Desperately fleeing the burning hills in Northern California
Read full article: Desperately fleeing the burning hills in Northern CaliforniaFlames shoot from a window as the Bear Fire burns through the Berry Creek area of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Dozens of wildfires have been burning for weeks across California and the U.S. West, most sparked by lightning strikes. Smaller mountain communities such as Berry Creek and Feather Falls were quickly overwhelmed. Millicent Catarancuic's 5-acre property in Berry Creek was a rescue shelter of sorts. Gonzalez knew the area was clear of trees and close to the water and told the drivers caught in the jam getting out of Berry Creek to follow him.
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Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds
Read full article: Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuildsFILE - This Dec. 3, 2018, file photo shows homes leveled by the Camp Fire line Valley Ridge Drive in Paradise, Calif. The fire never made it to Paradise as other foothill communities bore the terrible brunt, suffering thousands of destroyed structures. The 2018 fire struck two weeks before Thanksgiving, destroyed roughly 19,000 structures in and around Paradise and killed 85 people. But that law is set to expire at the end of the year, and it's unclear if the town council will extend it because of opposition from homeowners. Three of the five town council seats are on the ballot, and 15 people are running for them.
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Miley Cyrus, J Balvin, Coldplay, Justin Bieber & More Perform in Global Citizen's 'Unite for Our Future' Event
Read full article: Miley Cyrus, J Balvin, Coldplay, Justin Bieber & More Perform in Global Citizen's 'Unite for Our Future' EventMiley Cyrus, Shakira, J Balvin, Justin Bieber, Usher and many more took part in Global Citizen's Global Goal: Unite for our Future event on Saturday. Cyrus covered the Beatles' "Help" in an empty Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Join our fight against COVID-19 here: https://t.co/AQFKWGWXjE #GlobalGoalUnite pic.twitter.com/LAbCYfRBBk Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) June 27, 2020J Balvin and The Dreamcatchers sang "Que Calor" and "Mi Gente." The X-Men might be here with us today, but the TRUE superheroes are all the frontline health care workers, scientists, and Global Citizens taking action for a more equitable future. The event raised $6.9 billion in pledges from governments, corporations and philanthropists around the world.
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GALLERY: These photos give you a look inside Margaritaville Lake Resort on Lake Conroe
Read full article: GALLERY: These photos give you a look inside Margaritaville Lake Resort on Lake ConroeCONROE, Tx โ Paradise has blossomed at the all-new Margaritaville Lake Resort located on the edge of Lake Conroe, and we have an inside look. The resort will be opening the doors to the public on June 26, while restaurants such as The Landshark Bar and Grill will open Thursday. Reservations are now being accepted for June 26 and beyond, according to their website. The resort also features several kid splash areas to enjoy. Check out the gallery below courtesy of Area Pro Group Realtor Heather McMichael Dartez.