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None of the communities have been struck by a fire disaster, but several have come close and each is considered vulnerable

Charles Marsala says New Orleans' Lakeview neighborhood is being plagued with worsening crime, and local leadership is absent.

Nelson, British Columbia, is one of several places in western Canada asking homeowners to make changes, and sometimes it’s funding them.

Charles Marsala points out that the New Orleans City Council is finding ways around the state open meetings law to push back room deals.

The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality

The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality

The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality

Members of the community joined with Nelson Fire and Rescue Services and Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire Mitigation Programstaff to help reduce ground and ladder fuels on the Rail Trail above the Heritage City during the Nelson Volunteer Rail Trail FireSmart Day. More than 40 volunteers worked alongside Nelson Firefighters, local professional foresters and Loki

A cozily connected quasi-private entity attempting to develop New Orleans' West End Lakeshore Park is spending lavishly on...not much.

On Saturday May 27th, Nelson Fire and Rescue Services and the Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire Mitigation Program are hosting the second Rail Trail Volunteer FireSmart Day to remove logs, branches and dead trees along a section of the Rail Trail to reduce the ability of a wildfire to travel through the firebreak.