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  2. Four homes destroyed, 13k remain evacuated as Thompson ... - AOL

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    The city of Oroville declared a state of emergency as state and federal resources pour in to fight the place. Four homes destroyed, 13k remain evacuated as Thompson Fire burns 3,000 acres in Butte ...

  3. Oroville, California - Wikipedia

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    95940, 95965, 95966. Area code. Area code 530. FIPS code. 06-54386. Website. cityoforoville.org. Oroville (Oro, Spanish for "Gold" and Ville, French for "town") is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. Its population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 2000 census.

  4. Oroville Dam crisis - Wikipedia

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    Oroville Dam, an important part of the California State Water Project, is an earthen embankment dam on the Feather River, east of the city of Oroville in Northern California. The dam is used for flood control, water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and water quality improvement in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. [1]:

  5. Butte County, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.buttecounty.net. Butte County (/ ˈbjuːt / ⓘ) is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. [6][7] The county seat is Oroville. [8] Butte County comprises the Chico, California, metropolitan statistical area.

  6. Oroville Dam - Wikipedia

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    Oroville Dam. Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [8] and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control.

  7. List of law enforcement agencies in California - Wikipedia

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    San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.

  8. Oroville Hospital - Wikipedia

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    Oroville Hospital provides health coverage to the City of Oroville. It is the main hospital for the city of Oroville, California. The building is the City of Oroville in Butte County. It is also a Level III trauma care center. The hospital was founded in 1962 and has grown from a modest community hospital supported by a small staff of doctors ...

  9. Oroville City Elementary School District - Wikipedia

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    141.8 ( FTE) [1] Student–teacher ratio. 19.92 [1] Other information. Website. www .ocesd .net. Oroville City Elementary School District is a public school district in Butte County, California, United States . The district consists of eight schools: Sierra Del Oro Preschool for Special Needs Students; five elementary schools: Bird Street ...