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Behind the scenes of smoke and flames, incarcerated individuals have volunteered to help keep California wildfires at bay and protect the communities they serve.
During the 2024 US wildfire season, on Monday, July 29, near the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, the Alexander Mountain Fire ignited before 11:00 am. By 12:20 pm, the burn area was 100 acres and spreading quickly, [12] growing to 245 acres by 12:45 pm. Near the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon, [13] 37 square miles of Larimer County were evacuated, from County Road 18E from Pole Hill to Pinewood ...
A firefighter tries to control the fire burning down a house as the Mountain Fire scorches acres, the wildfire fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, in Camarillo, California, on November 6, 2024.
Image credits: jamieleecurtis “They tell me Victory Trailhead is now a crime scene and Kenneth Fire is an arson investigation with 1 person in custody,” the reporter said in another tweet.
The suspected arsonist accused of setting a 34,000-acre wildfire east of Los Angeles may have started other fires, authorities say. Justin Wayne Halstenberg was charged Tuesday following a San ...
In response to firefighter labor shortages during World War II, the Rainbow Conservation Camp was established as the first permanent fire camp, in 1946. It was modeled after New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The program grew to 16 camps throughout California in the 40s and 50s, including the first youth camps.
Eagle Mountain Community Correctional Facility was a privately operated state correctional facility for men located in the modern California mining ghost town of Eagle Mountain, California. The prison opened in a converted shopping center in 1988, operated by the Utah-based prison operator Management and Training Corporation under contract with ...
Sierra-Leyva was arrested in Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire on Thursday.The homeless man tackled and zip-tied by onlookers who say he was trying to start fires with a blowtorch...