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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 the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, fires are traditionally named by their lo...

(DARREN RATHWELL / iNFOnews.ca) March 02, 2021 - 11:56 AM Kamloops Fire Rescue says it's unlikely the cause of last week's noxious and potentially toxic dump fire will ever be known. But fire investigator Ray Webster says there's 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 recyclables burned, leaving a 10-foot tall pile of metal slag. Mission Flats Landfill fire on Fe...

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 trying to come alive. the resistance to control and the persistence of the fire is pretty unusual for con...

Two days ago got back into their homes. >> i have the complete peace if anything can be done to save our house, they'll do it. i just hope they know, i don't want it to be at the expense of anybody's safety. >> it seems like they've got a plan for anything that seems to pop up. they're not just firefighters, they're 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 evacuated. they believe the blaze was started by target practice. one firefighter suffered minor ...

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: he's a johnnie on the spot, isn't he. in other news, thousands of people are forced to flee from their homes and flames from the wildfires moving across colorado and utah. this as fair crews say fires may have been sparked ...