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The Harlow Fire was a large wildfire in Central California's Mariposa and Madera counties in mid-July 1961. The fire ignited on July 10 and burned rapidly, spreading to 43,329 acres (17,535 hectares) before it was fully surrounded by containment lines on July 13 and fully controlled on July 15.
The Mountain View Fire was a fire that erupted near Walker, California, on November 17, 2020. As of December 11, 2020, the fire was fully contained, and claimed one life. [2] The fire crossed the Nevada border into Douglas County. [3] The fire was a ground fire and there was little activity due to snow. [2]
SCARS Institute of Combat Sciences has developed training courses for the US Army and Air Force, as well as foreign governments and various law enforcement agencies. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] For the first seven years the fighting system remained exclusively known to and practiced by US Special Forces.
The McKinney Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Klamath National Forest in western Siskiyou County during the 2022 California wildfire season. [2] [3] The fire was named for its ignition point near McKinney Creek Road, where the fire began on July 29, 2022, at approximately 2:15 p.m. PDT.
By this point, the Thomas Fire had become the 7th most destructive wildfire in California history. [21] During the evening of December 22, the Thomas Fire expanded to 273,400 acres (110,600 ha), with containment remaining at 65% for the second day, surpassing the Cedar Fire of 2003 to become California's largest wildfire in modern history. [18]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resilience by more than $100 million just months before the wildfires currently ravaging Los Angeles broke out, according to a report.
The wildfires, which have scorched more than 1,000 structures and claimed the lives of at least two people in southern California, have been fueled by an extreme wind storm that has brought gusts ...
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