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Yokohama firefighters drop water from helicopter on blazes in Japan’s Ofunato
Yokohama City firefighters deploy to Japan's northeastern region to reinforce against raging fires in Ofunato. Video credit: Yokohama City Fire Department President Trump signs executive order ...
The Daily Beast11d
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Is Sure Enjoying a Wild Week of Cosplay Stunts
Noem has been a pilot, firefighter, coast guard and even a gun-toting maritime security officer—in just four days. Reporter Department of Homeland Security Secretary and ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi ...
High Country News25d
The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Stay informed about the West. High Country News’ weekly email newsletters keep you up-to-date with our latest news and investigations from across the region. Successfully fighting a wildfire ...
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Firefighters aren’t the only federal workers needed to fight blazes
Firefighters undertake a prescribed burn at the Upper Applegate Watershed near Medford, Oregon on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Such burns can help reduce the risk of large wildfires. (Kyle Sullivan ...
Yahoo14d
The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also involves people who call grazing lessees to tell them to evacuate their cows ...
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South Korea
South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 28 Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst ...
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Rich McKay
Trump's firings at US weather agency will put lives at risk, scientists say Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration's firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency ...
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The Trump administration is trying to fire the ‘backbone’ of wildland firefighting
Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also involves people who call grazing lessees to tell them to evacuate their cows, ...
Wildfire Today4d
News and opinion about wildland fire
Fire crews are continuing to fight South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreak in history which has left 28 people dead, triggered the evacuation of nearly 40,000 people, and has burned nearly 40,000 ...
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When a Wildfire Comes for Your Home, Will DOGE Stop It?
The Trump administration’s cuts have targeted personnel who work to prevent wildfires and support firefighters as they battle blazes. With fire season approaching and climate change intensifying the ...
The Daily Gazette3d
South Korea firefighters deploy helicopters as wildfires reignite
South Korean firefighters deployed helicopters Saturday as the country's biggest wildfires on record that ravaged wide areas of its southeast reignited in one of the region's cities, an official said.