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Texas On Pace For Worst Wildfire Year Since 2011
Last week, nearly 100 firefighters from across Texas loaded up and headed west to join thousands of colleagues in an extended battle against massive wildfires burning across Northern California, one of which has become the largest in that state’s history. While the...
Nearly 100 Texas Firefighters Heading To California To Help With Wildfires
A large group of firefighters from 20 different Texas counties are heading to California to help battle the wildfires. ABC7 reported that around 98 firefighters are being deployed from 29 different fire departments around the state in an activation of the Texas...
Smokey Bear Celebrates Birthday At North Carolina’s Cradle Of Forestry
“Only you can prevent forest fires.” It’s a message that’s continued and persevered for more than 70 years, and the message, along with its voice, was celebrated Saturday at the Cradle of Forestry National Park. Smokey Bear, the beloved fire-prevention bear, was given...
Florida Forest Service Sending More Help To Fight California Wildfires
As thousands more people in Northern California fled their homes as wildfires surge, Florida is sending more firefighters to help battle raging wildfires in California. As of Wednesday, the Florida Forest Service had sent 75 firefighters to California, as well as...
Georgia-Pacific Announces New $150 Million Georgia Sawmill
Georgia-Pacific announced plans on Tuesday to build a new regional lumber production facility at the Albany-Dougherty Industrial Park in east Albany on U.S. Highway 82. Construction on the $150 million, 320,000-square-foot, technologically advanced plant is targeted...
Arkansas Forestry Commission To Distribute Wildfire Kits To Fire Departments
Arkansas fire departments will be better equipped to fight wildfires in the coming months as the state enters what is traditionally the summer wildfire season. The Arkansas Forestry Commission announced Wednesday it had received $200,000 from the U.S. Forest Service...
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