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2. Home Destroyed by Wildfire? 5 Important Steps to Take Now - AOL

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   Image source: Getty Images. Wildfires are among the most costly natural disasters, and they're happening with increasing regularity. Early evacuation can reduce the likelihood of human casualties ...

3. Wildfire emergency management - Wikipedia

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   In order to exercise efficient emergency management, states susceptible to wildfires have collaborated to develop the Firewise Communities USA Recognition Program.The Firewise Communities Program focuses on reducing the loss of life and property, in terms of wildfires, by providing resources to allow communities to build responsibly in natural surroundings and assist one another in preparing ...

4. L.A. wildfire resource guide: How to stay safe, what to do ...

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   Read more:Epic aerial assault to protect homes in Brentwood, Encino as L.A. wildfire death toll rises Evacuation orders, closures The Kenneth fire burns in West Hills on Thursday.

5. Wildfire preparation: What to pack in a fire evacuation ... - AOL

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   The Marshall Fire's destruction of homes and structures in Boulder County neighborhoods have many thinking how they can prepare for a fire. Wildfire preparation: What to pack in a fire evacuation ...

6. Wildfire suppression - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Emergency evacuation is an immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property. Examples range from the small-scale evacuation of a building due to a storm or fire to the large-scale evacuation of a city because of a flood, bombardment or approaching weather ...

8. Simple actions can make a big difference to protect homes ...

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   The Los Angeles fire can be compared to a Category 4 hurricane, which often means even the best preparation might not save a home. "But we have a lot more 'Category 1 fires'" and those are ...

9. Evacuation immediate - Wikipedia

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   The warning can replace a Civil Emergency Message, Fire Warning, or other warnings when required. Weather radio receivers, EAS Equipment boxes, and TV scrolls will display EVI alerts as immediate evacuation, and any text-to-speech voices from the EAS boxes will read the alert as "immediate evacuation" rather than "evacuation immediate". [1]