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NEWS ABOUT: Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Shasta-Trinity National Forest stories: 2 news summaries

Firefighters' Helicopter Crashes; 9 Feared Dead

Another 4 are injured in northern California

Aug 6, 08 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nine people are missing and presumed dead and another four are badly burned after a helicopter carrying firefighters crashed in northern California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The helicopter went down Tuesday in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, but the cause is unclear. Those on board were helping fight a 27-square-mile... More »

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California • firefighters • helicopter • Shasta-Trinity 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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