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For 2 California volunteer firefighters, the losses hit home

by Lesley McClurg
Sep 14, 2020
Fire decimates the neighborhood where they both grew up.
Brandon North and Becca Brown-Dehner grieve the loss of their two family homes at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California.
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The rekindling of fire lookout towers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is fighting wildfires.
A fire lookout tower in Pennsylvania.
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The rekindling of fire lookout towers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is reinvesting in a century old method to fight wildfires.
A fire lookout tower in Pennsylvania.
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As wildfires spread, the contractors are called in

by Andy Uhler
Sep 17, 2015
Outside help is filling the gap between 'what we have and what we need.'
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The logistics of fighting massive wildfires

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 14, 2015
A network of fire departments can call for help outside their jurisdictions.
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Living in a wildfire zone

by Andy Uhler
Aug 27, 2015
In much of the West, the question is not 'will there be a wildfire?' It's 'when?'
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Installing solar panels? Think of the firefighters

by Sarah Gardner
Nov 12, 2013
For firefighters, there can be too many solar panels on a roof. Fire officials and the solar industry are paying attention to the concern.
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