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Family Films Frantic Escape From Wildfire
CNN/KTLAThe cell-phone video shows a scene straight out of hell: a darkness lit only by billowing smoke, tinted orange and red from nearby flames, as a vehicle hurtles toward safety. "Daddy?" says a small, tearful voice, tinged with panic. "We're going to...Tags: Forestry and Timber, John Hickenlooper, CNN (tv network), Fires, Movies
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Texas Wildfire Burns Nearly 1,400 Homes
CNN/KTLA NewsBastrop, Texas -- A huge wildfire raging near Austin has destroyed nearly 1,400 homes and is still spreading, officials said Thursday. Victoria Koenig, spokeswoman for the Texas Forest Service, said the Bastrop County fire has destroyed 1,368 homes --...Tags: Arson, CNN (tv network), San Antonio, Rick Perry, Bexar County
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Arizona Fire Burns Over 500,000 Acres, Cause Still Unknown
CNNTUCSON, Arizona -- As some eastern Arizona residents began heading home Saturday after a massive wildfire, the attention turned to another blaze on the Mexican border that has burned more than 20,000 acres. Gordon Van Vleet, a spokesman for the Joint...Tags: Emergency Planning, Forestry and Timber, CNN (tv network), Fires, Arizona
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Los Angeles County Brush Clearance Deadlines
Gayle Anderson was live in Agoura Hills with information about the Los Angeles County Brush Clearance Deadlines: May 1 was the deadline for most areas of Los Angeles County for residents to clear the brush from their properties to prepare for the annual...Tags: Los Angeles, Agoura Hills, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Cheap Fireproofing
Gayle Anderson was live in Altadena for "CHEAP FIREPROOFING". The Insurance Information Network of California (IINC) offers several suggestions for fireproofing your home cheaply during wildfire season. California homeowners can take simple steps to...Tags: Feet, Computers and Software, Fires, Insurance, Disasters and Accidents
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110 Acre Lago Vista Fire Contained
KTLA NewsVALYERMO -- Fire crews have fully contained a 110 acre wildfire that forced home evacuations of an Angeles National Forest community, officials said. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Robert Brady says the blaze that erupted Friday near the unincorporated...Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Palmdale
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Rain Hits SoCal with Quick Punch, Then Moves Out
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- After a brief reprieve on Christmas day, another storm brought a quick punch of rain and snow to Southern California Saturday night. The heavy rain cleared up by Sunday morning, leaving behind cloudy skies and cool temperatures,...Tags: Malibu, Forests, Disasters and Accidents, Floods, Natural Resources
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Cops: Pot-Smoking Teen Arrested for Starting Santa Clarita Wildfire
KTLA NewsSANTA CLARITA -- Authorities say a 14-year-old boy attempting to smoke pot has confessed to starting a 40-acre wildfire that threatened about 50 homes in Santa Clarita. The boy, from Saugus, was one of four people detained in connection with the blaze....Tags: Santa Clarita (Los Angeles, California)
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Suspects Sentenced for Starting Devastating Malibu Fire
KTLA NewsVAN NUYS -- Two men were sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for causing the devastating 2007 Malibu fire that destroyed 53 homes and damaged 23 others. 24 year old Brian Alan Anderson and 25 year old William Thomas Coppock pleaded no contest in June to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Trials, Tra Thomas, Prisons
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Thousand Oaks Brush Fire Under Control
KTLA NewsTHOUSAND OAKS -- Firefighters have gained the upper hand on a 50-acre brush fire that burned close to homes and businesses along the Ventura 101 Freeway and the Santa Paula 23 Freeway. The fire was reported around 2 p.m. Monday. Video from KTLA Sky 5...Tags: Water Restrictions
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Second Firefighter Dies in Texas Wildfires
CNNDallas -- Wildfires raging through parts of Texas have killed a second firefighter. Elias Jaquez, 49, died Wednesday, 11 days after getting trapped in a fire and suffering burns, Cactus City Manager Steve Schmidt-Witcher said Thursday. "We're a very...Tags: Fires, Local Government, Disasters and Accidents, Tom Green, Politics
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