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The New York State Department of Conservation says 95% of major wildfires in the state between 1993-2017 were caused by human activity. Lightning caused the other 5%. Lightning caused the other 5%.
Although the goal of reducing human-caused wildfires has never changed, the tagline of the Smokey Bear campaign was adjusted in the 2000s, from "Only you can prevent forest fires" to "Only you can prevent wildfires". The main reason was to accurately expand the category beyond just forests to include wildlands, which include grasslands.
The NCFS uses a database referred to as "signal 14" to monitor the daily fire activity in the state of North Carolina. The data contained within the signal 14 database is an estimation of the occurrence of wildfires throughout the state, with the exception of wildfires located on federal property. For instance, signal 14 statistics indicate ...
In 1948, the Kentucky General Assembly enacted the State Police Act, creating the Kentucky State Police and making Kentucky the 38th state to create a force whose jurisdiction extends throughout the given state. The act was signed July 1 of that year by Governor Earle C. Clements. The force was modeled after the Pennsylvania State Police.
More than 300 firefighters are battling dozens of fires in the eastern half of the state, according to a release issued Thursday. Beshear declares state of emergency as wildfires grow in Kentucky ...
Under Senate Bill 45, the Department of Kentucky State Police is required to create a Kentucky Ashanti Alert System to notify the public when an adult is missing and may have been abducted or ...
Updeated story: The wildfire that closed the state park’s trails has grown in size. Updated: Kentucky wildfire expands to over 100 acres. Natural Bridge geography causes issues
Lava flow on the coastal plain of Kīlauea, on the island of Hawaii, generated this wildfire.. Protection of human life is first priority for firefighters. Since 1995, when arriving on a scene, a fire crew will establish safety zones and escape routes, verify communication is in place, and designate lookouts (known in the U.S. by the acronym LCES, for lookouts, communications, escape routes ...