Dump Fire News Today

Brianna Taylor and Don Sweeney The Sacramento Bee California’s latest and largest wildfire, the Lava Fire, prompted the evacuation of about 10,000 residents north of the Siskiyou County city of Weed. But hot lava didn’t start the June 25 fire. Lightning did. So how do wildfires get their names anyway? Typically that’s the job of the dispatch center that sends the initial responders to the fire. But sometimes the first firefighters on the scene give a blaze its forever name. According to ...

(DARREN RATHWELL / iNFOnews.ca) March 02, 2021 - 11:56 AM Kamloops Fire Rescue says its unlikely the cause of last weeks noxious and potentially toxic dump fire will ever be known. But fire investigator Ray Webster says theres a good chance combustibles left over in metal recyclables at the Mission Flats landfill played a role. "Our message is to residents, remove all of your gasoline and fuel before you recycle the metal," Webster says. He estimates 1,300 square feet of the...

People as the flames have come within a quarter mile of structures. 450 firefighters on the scene. the hyde park fire west of fort col lens continues to be a problem. last week it was 60% contained and now dropped back to 45% containment. hot temperatures and gusty wi d winds feeding the flames and prompting the possibility of more homes lost. and certainly more evacuations, nearly a thousand as of the last couple of days. >> after two weeks of that fire getting established in there, still tryin...

Two days ago got back into their homes. >> i have the complete peace if anything can be done to save our house, theyll do it. i just hope they know, i dont want it to be at the expense of anybodys safety. >> it seems like theyve got a plan for anything that seems to pop up. theyre not just firefighters, theyre fire slayers in my opinion. >> reporter: in saratoga springs, utah, 40 miles southwest of salt lake city, wind are helping to fan the flames, the dump fire, residents of 1100 homes are eva...

Extradition to sweden where he is facing sex crimes. >> patti ann: and reaction to the conviction of jerry sandusky saying, quote the healing is just beginning and sandusky was found guilty on 45 points of sex abuse. >> rick: and the mayor of newark, new jersey, he helped a person who was hit by a car, cory booker rushed in tie burning home to save a neighbor. >> patti ann: hes a johnnie on the spot, isnt he. in other news, thousands of people are forced to flee from their homes and flames from ...

They are fire slayers, in my opinion. >> reporter: in saratoga springs, utah, 40 miles south of salt lake city, winds are fanning the flames of what is called the dump fire. and residents of a thousand homes were evacuated on friday and police say flames took out several transformers and they fear the power grid could be next. officials believe the blaze was started when a bullet hit a rock and sparked the fire, this 20th target related shooting fire this year in utah. >> now is not a good time ...