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One city is considering banning plants around houses to prevent wildfires
City council in Berkeley, California, is considering a law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in wildfire-prone ...
Wildfires expected to burn up to 9 million acres in US this year. Will tropics help Florida?
AccuWeather is predicting 7 million to 9 million acres to burn across the U.S. this year, which is more than the historical ...
Wildfires force evacuations in New Jersey
A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of a ...
Lawmakers Agree to Pay $807 Million Into Lahaina Wildfires Settlement Fund
Applause broke out from the audience when Hawaii lawmakers voted in conference committees to approve House Bill 1001 which addresses settling claims related to the August 2023 Maui wildfires ...
Will L.A. Ever Forgive Its Mayor for Being Abroad When the Wildfires Hit?
Los Angeles is rebuilding, but new crises are mounting and Mayor Karen Bass has been haunted by her absence when the fires ...
Wildfires in New Jersey explode to 8,500 acres, force mass evacuations and threaten structures: 10 points
A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, closed a stretch ...
New Jersey wildfires: State of emergency declared
ORANGE COUNTY, N.J. — A massive wildfire continues to burn parts of New Jersey as the state government has declared a state ...
Hawaiʻi May Cut Grass On More State Land To Prevent Spread Of Wildfires
About half a percent of Hawaiʻi’s total land area burns each year, a higher rate than other states, according to DLNR’s 2023 ...
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Central Israel wildfires | PM Netanyahu at forward command post: 'Do not come here'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the fire management forward command post overseeing the firefighting efforts and ...
Insurers colluded to limit coverage in California areas at high risk for wildfires, lawsuits allege
Two lawsuits allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in wildfire-prone California communities​ and force homeowners onto the state's last-resort insurance plan​.
Firefighters are getting Western NC wildfires under control: What we know as of April 23
Two out of the three fires are completely or almost completely contained. The third hasn't grown in 24 hours. Here's what we ...