Wildfires

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Brazilian firefighters toil in Amazon region hazy with smoke

August 28, 2019 LUIS ANDRES HENAO and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | AP

JACUNDA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil — Equipped with hoses connected to rubber backpacks, Brazilian firefighters in the Amazon on Monday raced in a truck along dirt roads toward plumes of smoke after a spotter in a […]

California wildfire death toll rises to 41, firefighters gain ground

October 18, 2017 North State Journal Staff

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 41 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California’s history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more […]