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Nearly 2,000 first responders from multiple agencies are on the ground and in the air battling the Franklin Fire burning in Malibu, California, outside Los Angeles on Thursday.
A line of firefighters fight back flames as they encroach on Pepperdine University's campus amid the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, late the night of Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
A Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighter works to put out hotspots at a home destroyed in the Franklin Fire on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in Malibu, California.
Fire department vehicles outside a fire station in Middleborough, Massachusetts, United States. A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.
The fire has burned around 3,000 acres and was 0% contained by Tuesday evening, the state firefighting agency said. Firefighters planned to take advantage of easing conditions overnight.
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) located in Frederick County, Maryland, near Emmitsburg. [1] [2] Per the official website, "the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards".
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 ...
– Explosive growth: The fire’s footprint exploded from 100 acres at 11:54 p.m. Monday to more than 4,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Fire and CalFire ...