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Like most, I entered the park's main day-use area by way of State Routes 9 and 236 near Boulder Creek. The Redwood Loop Trail is a flat route that includes some of the park's biggest and oldest trees.
Thousands of jubilant fans packed Southern California's Rose Bowl on New Year's Day for a college football playoff game. Nine days later, hundreds of firefighters and other emergency workers were ...
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On December 2 1998, firefighters of the Geelong West Fire Brigade responded to a call for assistance by other firefighters fighting a wildfire from Linton, Victoria, Australia. A sudden change of wind direction caused due to a cold front led to the fire truck being engulfed by the fire on the way to refilling the water tank. As a result, five ...
The San Diego Fire Department is somewhat understaffed compared to comparable fire departments. For example, the fire department has about one firefighter per 1469 residents, compared to one fire fighter per 421 residents in San Francisco. [10] In comparison with other major cities with populations over 1 million, such as Los Angeles.
Firefighters tackling a fire in London using hand-pumped engines ca. 1808. London suffered great fires in 798, 982, 989, 1212 and above all in 1666 (the Great Fire of London). The Great Fire of 1666 started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane, consumed about two square miles (5 km 2) of the city, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Prior to this ...
Firefighters continued making progress Sunday against the destructive Mountain fire in Ventura County. The blaze, which has burned more than 20,600 acres and destroyed 134 structures, was 31% ...