Fires around the world

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Nine California wildfires destroy almost 70,000 acres
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wildfire-update-20160627-snap-story.html

 

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Nine California wildfires destroy almost 70,000 acres
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wildfire-update-20160627-snap-story.html

Wildfire near Foresthill threatens 400 structures (Videos + Photos)
12:24 AM PDT Jun 29, 2016
Crews battle 300-acre fire outside Todd Valley
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/fire-crews-battle-wild-land-fire-near-foresthill-auburn/40266598

Jun 27, 2016

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Hot Pot Fire Burns North of Battle Mountain NV. (Trail Head fire, Auburn CA.- also- Horse Shoe fire Edward Creeks Valley Nv.) Video
http://www.ktvn.com/story/32364362/hot-pot-fire-burns-north-of-battle-mountain
Posted: Jul 03, 2016 7:07 PM

Approximately two hundred firefighers are working to put out the Hot Pot wildfire that started Saturday afternoon north of Battle Mountain.

The Bureau of Land Management reports the fire was caused by a lightning strike about 3 p.m., the fire grew rapidly in several directions, pushed by wind.

The fire is currently five percent contained.

The fire burned more than 70,000 acres and was mostly visible in Elko.

There are three airtankers, seven single-engine airtankers, one helicopter, five crews, thirteen engines, and four bulldozers working on the fire.

Dry thunderstorms are generally less likely across the state with most thunderstorm activity expected across east-central and far northeastern Nevada, according to the National Weather Service. Unfortunately, winds this week are expected to be a bit higher than they were last week.

The National Weather Service wants to remind you to report wildfires by calling your local fire or police dispatch centers.

 

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Languedoc-Roussillon (Videos and Pics)
Publié le 13 juillet 2016 à 21:00, mis à jour le 13 juillet 2016 à 23:01
http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/languedoc-roussillon/3200-personnes-evacuees-de-plusieurs-campings-et-torreilles-et-mailhac-1047875.html#xtor=EPR-2-

3,200 people evacuated from several campsites in Torreilles and Mailhac

More than 3,200 people were evacuated Wednesday afternoon from 2 campsites of Torreilles in the Pyrénées-Orientales and several houses in Mailhac, in Aude, because of two wildfires. 160 hectares of vegetation burned to 20:30 and 2 firefighters were injured.

In a statement, the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has "praised the courage and action" of the 400 firefighters deployed on these two vegetation fires, two of which were slightly injured in the accident Pyrénées-Orientales.

More than 150 hectares burned in Mailhac in the Aude and 220 people evacuated from their homes

In Aude, over 150 hectares of pine forest were burned northwest of Narbonne, not far from the Tour de France, without threatening him in a fire fanned by strong wind gusts, according to prefecture.
Significant human and material resources have been deployed to fight against the flames in the towns of Mailhac and Bize-Minervois, where roads were cut off and 220 people evacuated as a precaution.

Significant human and material resources deployed on 2 fires

In total, six water bombers and ground crews of civil security have been deployed on both fires. Reinforcements from neighboring departments of Herault and Haute-Garonne were also dispatched to the scene, the statement of the Minister.

In Bize Minervois, where residents were safely put in the village hall, the fire was fanned by a strong wind gusting 70 to 80 km / h but it should weaken in the evening, added the prefecture.
The violent fire required the cutoff county roads. He has come a pine area and very dry scrubland close to the road of the Tour de France but at no time threatened cyclists who completed the stage without incident shortly after 17:30 to Montpellier.

AMS
http://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/browse_events?country=76%7CFrance&year=2016&num_report=&event=&event_id=&event_year=&num_report=
Events found: 134 in 2016 in France (FR)
Event 2408-2016 1 2016-07-10 19:05 UT 2016-07-10 21:05 CEST FR Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyréné
http://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2016/2408

Languedoc-Roussillon / Pyrénées-Orientales
Publié 31 décembre 2015 à 11:33

Une météorite traverse le ciel des Pyrénées-Orientales
Ce matin, une météorite extrêmement lumineuse a traversé le ciel des Pyrénées-Orientales et celui de la Catalogne. De nombreux témoignages en font état jusqu'à Barcelone. Une image furtive a même été saisie. Par Claire Pain


Une boule de feu observée dans le ciel catalan Video
Publié le 08 septembre 2014 à 10:47, mis à jour le 30 juillet 2015 à 09:43
http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/languedoc-roussillon/pyrenees-orientales/une-boule-de-feu-observee-dans-le-ciel-catalan-546166.html

 

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Hundreds evacuated as OUT OF CONTROL wildfire rages through California
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/692621/Los-Angeles-California-wildfire-hundreds-evacuated-emergency-services-America-fire

"A RAGING wildfire is out of control in Los Angeles, forcing hundreds of terrified residents to flee from their homes."

 

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Huge fire breaks out near NATO base in Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Published time: 24 Jul, 2016 21:19
https://www.rt.com/news/353034-turkey-nato-base-fire/

A massive fire has erupted near a NATO base within the Buca district, Izmir, western Turkey. Authorities are investigating a possible act of sabotage, local media reports.

The inferno started on Sunday evening on the border of the Sahintepe and Mevkiinde districts. The fire engulfed the grassy wooded area and is spreading closer to NATO’s military base because of strong winds.

According to CNN Turk, the fire is threatening a number of populated areas, and has already impacted a home for the elderly and its adjacent garden.

Despite intense efforts by NATO-stationed troops to stop the fire, the rapidly-spreading flames are moving closer to the arsenal, T24 News reports. The channel also reports that possible “sabotage” is suspected.

The fire is threatening the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) base at Şirinyer (Buca) in İzmir, Turkey. LANDCOM is charged with improving the effectiveness and reaction time of the alliance’s land forces that when needed could respond to an international crisis.

Under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, Washington maintains its largest overseas nuclear arsenal in Turkey, consisting of up to 50 nuclear weapons, according to some estimates. The nukes however are stored at the base at Incirlik, and none are reportedly stored in Izmir.

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Croatia, Omiš 25.7.2016.
Houses wasnt threatened, causing fire was thunder, a series of lightning that were heard last night in the area, which caused several fires. For now it is not known exactly how the surface is burned, but certainly it is a large area where the burned young oak, pine trees, bushes and tall grass.

http://www.24sata.hr/news/vatrogasci-se-bore-s-vatrenom-stihijom-od-omisa-do-splita-484614

 

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Published on Jul 23, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_h67zCfY9E
This is a time-lapse of the wildfire in Garrapata State Park, south of Carmel, CA. It was taken on July 23, 2016, in two separate takes, between 10:40 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., from a mid-valley location 650 feet above sea level. The video ends with a DC-10 tanker dropping a load of fire retardant.

Huge "Sand" Fire - Night Time Lapse and Real-Time Clips 7-22-2016 V19853

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Fire in Spain
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/06/forest-fire-started-by-lit-toilet-paper-spreads-in-spain.html
"Spain's acting minister of agriculture and the environment, Isabel Garcia Tejerina, told COPE radio that the four-day-old blaze has consumed between 3,500-4,000 hectares of forest, up from the 2,000 hectares terrain destroyed through Friday.

The fire claimed the life of one forest worker on Thursday and has caused the evacuation of 2,500 people from three towns on the volcanic island located off the northwest coast of Africa."

 

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News Montana (USA) Ward Goat fire Jul 31, 2016

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SWOFIRE
Redwood Highway Fire Held at 50 Acres (Saturday, August 13, 2016)
http://www.swofire.com/2016/08/redwood-highway-fire-held-at-50-acres.html

The Redwood Highway Fire remains at 50 acres this evening and is 90 percent contained. Roadblocks on Deer Creek Road will be removed at 7:00 p.m. and the evacuation level for all areas around the burned area will drop to Level 1 (Ready) at the same time.

The fire started Friday afternoon in the community of Selma, located nine miles north of Cave Junction in southern Josephine County. The fire crossed Highway 199 near Ray's Market in Selma and continued burning east of the highway. Three homes and several outbuildings were destroyed.

Today, fire crews extinguished hot spots all around the fire's perimeter and a helicopter patrolled overhead watching for spot fires. Tonight, a 20-person supported by an engine and a water tender will continue mopping up and patrolling.

Wildland fire suppression crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry were aided today by engines and personnel from the Illinois Valley Fire District, Rural Metro Fire Department, Grants Pass Fire-Rescue and several private contractors.

The Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State Police continue their investigation into the cause of the Redwood Highway Fire.

Wildfire - Oregon Dept of Forestry Gibbon Fire now 20 percent contained Wednesday, August 10, 2016
http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.fr/2016/08/gibbon-fire-now-20-percent-contained.html

Raging Lake County Fire Threatens 100s Of Homes-Aug 13, 2016

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Rocky Fire burning near Clear Lake prompts evacuations (Saturday, August 01, 2015)
http://abc7news.com/news/rocky-fire-burning-near-clear-lake-prompts-evacuations/897599/
Video
http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=898193


Valley Fire cause (8-01-2015 Incident) press conference August 10 2016

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“Assume' makes an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me'.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever

 

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LA Times
Homes burn near Cajon Pass as wildfire forces thousands to seek shelter: 'It seems so final'
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-evacuees-blue-cut-fire-20160816-snap-story.html
Snip:

“It’s heartbreaking to watch the fire,” Hutter said. “It seems so final — the destruction. It burns homes, and all the people’s lives — everything they own — goes up in flames.”

"It burns homes, and all the people’s lives — everything they own — goes up in flames.”
— Bonnie Hutter, fire evacuee

A firefighter radios that the Blue Cut fire is burning on both sides of Highway 138. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Lookout Sin City
Aug 17, 2016

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Related:

13 First Alert Weather: Wednesday morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2CW_GUy-4A

 

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16 dead in huge fire at Moscow warehouse – Emergencies Ministry

https://www.rt.com/news/357376-fire-moscow-warehouse-dead/

Sixteen people have been confirmed dead since a fire engulfed a warehouse in the northeast of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said.

Earlier, TASS news agency cited a law enforcement source who said: “The preliminary information is that 16 people died in the fire, and four people were taken to the hospital.”

Moscow authorities and law enforcement officials will look into the cause of the blaze, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin promised in a post on Twitter.

“А fire occurred on Altyevskoye highway. Unfortunately, there are a lot of victims. We’ll be investigating with the law enforcement bodies.”

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I have just left Portugal where I was in holidays with my family. This summer was really hot (30-40°C) with a lot of fires accros the country.

Portugal fires destroy record 105,137 hectares in 2016

The area of land destroyed by wild fires in Portugal in 2016, up to 15 August, is 103,137 hectares, or three times the average in the last ten years, according to a provisional report from the Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICNF).

“Comparing the figures for 2016, with records from the last 10 years, there were 22% fewer occurrences compared with the 2006-2015 average and three times the average area for the period has been destroyed,” the ICNF report said.

According to the 14-page report, 2016 has the fourth lowest number of occurrences since 2006 and “the highest figure by area burned”.

By district, Aveiro, in the north of Portugal, was the area most affected by fires in 2016, with a total 41,569 hectares burned to date.

“The area burned between 1 and 15 August totalled 95,357 hectares of forest, almost 93% of the total area burned in mainland Portugal up to that date,” the report said.

_http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portugal-fires-destroy-record-105137-hectares-in-2016/39267


And according to portuguese media (with a translator device) :

Portugal has more of half of the burning area in Europe

The technicians of civil protection defend that problem results of "years and years of strategic measures badly sockets"

More of half of the area consumed by the fires this year, in Europe, it burned in Portuguese territory. They are almost 117 thousand hectares, value four times larger than the average of what burned from 2008 to 2015, according to the technicians of civil protection.

The Portuguese Association of Technicians of Safety and Protecção Civil (ASPROCIVIL) analyzed the data made available by the European System of Information of Forest (EFFIS in the (UE) acronym in English) and it ended that, "in Portugal, they already burned about 53,4% of the total area burned in the European Union."[...]

_http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/portugal-tem-mais-de-metade-da-area-ardida-na-europa-5343066.html

 

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Current Wildfires In the Greater Western USA (8-27-16-16:00 Hrs California Time)

InciWeb
Incident Information System News (Viewing 1 of 620 news releases from 8/27/16, through Aug. 2, 2016.)
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/news/
https://twitter.com/inciweb

Peterson Hollow Update 8/27/16
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4985/33073/
Released: 33 min. ago
Incident: Peterson Hollow Fire
With a break in the weather the last few days, the Peterson Hollow Fire only grew 15 acres yesterday and is now 20% contained. Total acreage to date is 1,157. There are 290 firefighting personnel...

August 27th Copper King Fire update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4912/33072/
Released: 1:15 hrs. ago
Incident: Copper King Fire
NOTICE: The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for Sanders County, which is in effect until further notice. Location: Lolo National Forest, eight miles east of Thompson Falls;...

Daily Update for Cayuse Mountain Fire
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4986/33069/
Released: 4 hrs. ago
Incident: Cayuse Mountain Fire
Cayuse Mountain Fire Information August 27, 2016, 12 pm NW Incident Management Team (IMT) 9, Brian Goff, Incident Commander Start date: Aug. 21, 2016 Current Size: 18,417 acres Percent...

Olympic National Park Fires Update Saturday August 27, 2016
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4906/33070/
Released: 4 hrs. ago
Incident: Olympic National Park Fires 2016
Olympic National Park Fire Update Saturday, August 27, 2016 Warm Dry Weather Produces Increased Fire Activity Godkin and Hayes Fires were much less active on Friday but continued to produce...

Fawn Fire-Tatanka Complex 8-27-2016 Update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4940/33068/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Fawn Fire
Alert: The south entrance of Yellowstone National Park remains closed due to a fire in Grand Teton National Park. A fire to the south of Yellowstone National Park, the Berry fire, located in Grand...

Central Fire-Tatanka Complex 8-27-2016 Update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4940/33068/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Central Fire
Alert: The south entrance of Yellowstone National Park remains closed due to a fire in Grand Teton National Park. A fire to the south of Yellowstone National Park, the Berry fire, located in Grand...

Buffalo Fire-Tatanka Complex 8-27-2016 Update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4953/33066/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Buffalo Fire
Alert: The south entrance of Yellowstone National Park remains closed due to a fire in Grand Teton National Park. A fire to the south of Yellowstone National Park, the Berry fire, located in Grand...

August 27, 2016 10 AM Update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4978/33064/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Spokane Complex
SPOKANE - Yesterday firefighters continued to make good progress around and inside the fire perimeter for both the Wellesley and Yale fires. The Wellesley Fire is 100% contained and is expected to...

Hart Fire viewed from the Spokane River Credit: Johnathon Radovich


Maple Fire and Tatanka Complex 8-27-2016 Update
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4944/33065/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Maple Fire
Alert: The south entrance of Yellowstone National Park remains closed due to a fire in Grand Teton National Park. A fire to the south of Yellowstone National Park, the Berry fire, located in Grand...

Map of the Tatanka Complex and the Maple Fire 8/27 Posted on: 08/27/16 11:08 am

Rail Fire Update - Saturday, August 27th
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4914/33063/
Released: 5 hrs. ago
Incident: Rail Fire
The Rail Fire is 34,390 acres and 55% contained. Crews made good progress yesterday extending containment lines on the fire’s southern perimeter. Along the fire’s eastern, northern, and western..

Hart Fire taken from Spokane River (WASHINGTON State)

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Costa Blanca INFERNO: Thousands evacuated as huge 'suspicious' fire erupts near Benidorm
"AT LEAST 1,000 people have been evacuated from homes near the popular holiday resort of Benidorm after a "suspicious string of fire" broke out."
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/707204/Benidorm-fire-Xabia-29-miles-holiday-resort-evacuation-homes-Britain-abroad

Police investigating the fire have described it as 'suspicious' and the Spanish media are reporting the cause of the blaze as arson.

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