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Caldor Fire. The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned 221,835 acres (89,773 hectares) in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine County, California, in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season. [2] The fire was first reported on Saturday, August 14, 2021, and ...
On August 4, 2023, at 11:01 a.m. HST (UTC 21:01), the first of many small fires ignited on Maui. A 30-acre brush fire was reported adjacent to the Kahului Airport in a field. By 9:29 p.m. HST (UTC 07:29), the fire was reported 90% contained, [56][57][58] but many flights out of the airport were delayed to August 11.
Map of the Channel Islands, California, with sinking site marked in red. The sinking of MV Conception occurred on September 2, 2019, when the 75-foot (23 m) dive boat caught fire and eventually sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California, United States. The boat was anchored overnight at Platts Harbor, a small undeveloped bay on the ...
The Bastrop County Complex fire was a conflagration that engulfed parts of Bastrop County, Texas, in September and October 2011. The wildfire was the costliest and most destructive wildfire in Texas history and among the costliest in U.S. history, destroying 1,696 structures and causing an estimated $350 million in insured property damage.
Some notable locations include Fort Santiago, [8][11] Casa Manila, [12] itself located in the reportedly haunted Plaza San Luis Complex, [13] the ruins of the Aduana Building, the Baluarte de San Diego, and the Manila Cathedral. [14][15] Luneta Hotel: During restoration works between 2008 and 2014, a blessing had to be performed on the hotel ...
New Town, Kolkata. New Town (a.k.a. Rajarhat New Town) is a planned Satellite city of Kolkata metropolitan region located in both North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is administered by NKDA (New Town Kolkata Development Authority). [4]
The 2021 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the U.S. state of California. By the end of 2021 a total of 8,835 fires were recorded, burning 2,568,948 acres (1,039,616 ha) across the state. [1] Approximately 3,629 structures were damaged or destroyed by the wildfires, and at least seven firefighters and two ...
The average annual budget of the CAL FIRE Aviation Management Program is nearly $20 million. A total of 18 CAL FIRE personnel oversee the program, with an additional 130 contract employees providing mechanical, pilot and management services. CAL FIRE's current support contractors are DynCorp and Logistics Specialties Incorporated (LSI).