Tag: Fires
Texas inmate faces execution after killing 3 family members
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate faces execution on Wednesday after killing his pregnant wife, 5-year-old daughter and father-in-law more than a decade ago in...
As wildfires rage, Biden will raise federal firefighter pay
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making...
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
SAN FRANCISCO — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost...
First African American named to lead US Forest Service
WASHINGTON — Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in...
2 adults, 1 child killed after train hits vehicle in Chicago
CHICAGO — Two adults and a child were killed after a Metra train struck their vehicle Sunday in Chicago, officials said.
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Big fire breaks out near London’s Elephant & Castle station
LONDON — A big fire has broken out near the central London train station of Elephant and Castle, sending huge plumes of black smoke...
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
Fire chief: Illinois chemical plant fire likely accidental
ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion and massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois that filled the sky with black smoke and forced...
US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire...
Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fire
A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals...
