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NEWS ABOUT: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection stories: 4 news summaries

  California: Too Broke 
  for More Fires 

At least not without major help from Uncle Sam

Sep 8, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - California’s wildfires haven’t just destroyed property and forestland, they’ve also scorched the state’s beleaguered budget, Time reports. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't lay a finger on the state's forestry budget of $518 million, and more than doubled the state’s emergency fund for fighting wildfires this year... More »

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California • FEMA • wildfires • California wildfires • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection • Station fire

 California Fires
 Set Destruction Record 

1,312 square miles destroyed

Jul 15, 08 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - California wildfires over the last three weeks have set a record for widespread destruction, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 840,000 acres—1,300 square miles—have been scorched by 1,700 fires, sparked by lightning strikes. Firefighters are bringing the remaining 300 blazes under control, but officials worry... More »

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California • firefighters • wildfires • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection • Feather River Hospital • Daniel Berlant

 Big Sur Evacuated
 as Fires Rage 

680 square miles scorched by wildfires

Jul 3, 08 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - California residents have been ordered to evacuate the coastal resort Big Sur as wildfires rage in the hills above the town, USA Today reports. Ash rained on people as they packed cars before fleeing to safety. The Big Sur blaze is one of more than 1,100 wildfires in the... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • wildfires • California wildfires • Air National Guard • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection • Los Padres National Forest • Big Sur • Monterey County Office of Emergency Services • National Interagency Fire Center • Sequoia National Forest

 8,000 Lightning Bolts
 Spark California Fires 

44,000 acres burn in 700 blazes

Jun 24, 08 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of lightning strikes over a wide swath of Northern California ignited more than 700 wildfires that have burned some 44,000 tinder-dry acres of grassland, brush and forest. Firefighters managed to protect most homes in almost all of the fires. The historically bad fire season has been spurred by... More »

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California • lightning • wildfires • National Weather Service • Chico • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection • Shasta-Trinity National Forest

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