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Post by andi on Jul 30, 2015 14:07:12 GMT -5
Wildfire prompts 1,000 to evacuate their homes Wednesday near Santa Clarita, Calif. Fires in San Bernardino Mountains spread to 21,000 acres.
A combination of strong winds and severe drought conditions led blazes to grow to 21,000 acres in Northern California, in the San Bernardino Mountains, by Wednesday evening, leading residents of one summer camp to evacuate.
A historic four-year drought has fueled large wildfires in the state, and experts are predicting that the 2015 season could be particularly severe, according to the L.A. Times. With that in mind, now may be a good time to review safety procedures in the event of a wildfire
•Don't try to outrun the blaze. Instead, look for a body of water such as a pond or river to crouch in. •If there is no water nearby, find a depressed, cleared area with little vegetation, lie low to the ground, and cover your body with wet clothing, a blanket, or soil. Stay low and covered until the fire passes. •Protect your lungs by breathing air closest to the ground, through a moist cloth, if possible, to avoid inhaling smoke
Separate fires north of Los Angeles began Wednesday afternoon and caused 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the Santa Clarita neighborhood of Newhall. Several highways were closed and four helicopters and 450 firefighters stood at the ready as the aircraft poured water on the fire. The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined but an investigation is underway. By Wednesday night, the blaze remained near Santa Clarita, but majority of this fire has now been reduced to embers and evacuation orders have now been lifted.
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Post by andi on Aug 19, 2015 23:56:17 GMT -5
DEADLY WILDFIRE: 3 firefighters killed battling Washington state blaze
THREE FIREFIGHTERS WERE KILLED and several others injured Wednesday as raging wildfires advanced on towns northeast of Seattle while officials urged people in the Okanogan River valley to evacuate as several fires in the area covered close to 50 square miles.
www.foxnews.com/
My thoughts to he families.
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