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Thousand firefighters working this particular fire. we are at the incident command post where you have some crews that just got back from working the fire line, while others are about to go out. and, of course, this is just win of many fires burning throughout the west. you talked about all these fires, about 83 raging across 13 states. the biggest one in oregon, that bootleg fire. as you said, the acreage burned is about the size of los angeles. and this is a fire that is literally creating its own weather. normally the weather will dictate what a fire will do. in this case experts say it's t...

The Sheriff’s Office obtained the drone about three years ago with a Homeland Security grant. Whitney estimated it cost between $40,000-$50,000. The sheriff said the drone has been requested a handful of times in search operations.   “We can use it for just about anything,” said Whitney. “We can also use it for our mapping department to look at something, or if an area is flooded or something like that we could get in and assess the situation.”  The night vision proved essential when navigating the Allegany County countryside.  “It gets pretty dark in Alma. There’s not many s...

Before the storm… The days leading up to April 27th were extremely busy and also a time filled with an unusual energy that accompanies potential high end severe weather days. I recall that we were at an Easter Egg Hunt the prior Saturday, April 23rd (our daughter was 9 then) when several parents came up to ask me about the weather for the following week. So word was already getting out. In fact, looking back at the forecast discussion and outlooks we were already highlighting significant impact weather for the coming Wednesday. By Monday, briefings were in full swing and the media was reque...

Image Credit: Vernon Search and Rescue January 17, 2021 - 10:56 AM A Vernon Search and Rescue team headed out Saturday afternoon to save a family caught in the snow, but were pleasantly surprised to find they weren’t needed after all. They were called around 3 p.m. Jan. 16 by the RCMP to assist a stuck side-by-side UTV on the Silverstar snowmobile trails. “Our team mobilized to our SAR hall gathering gear and sleds,” Vernon Search and Rescue said in a press release. “We were informed that there were two adults and three children involved, all subjects were warm and...

Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 28 December 2020 Format HIGHLIGHTS Localized fighting and insecurity reportedly continues in Tigray region while arrests of leadership of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) are ongoing. The Southern Tigray mission has concluded as planned, without any incident. The assessment report is currently being compiled. Clusters are reporting current and planned activities in Tigray, Amhara and Afar Regions. Resource mobilization to scale up preparedness and response is ongoing as per the updated Humanitarian Response Plan for nor...