| Arizona Wildfires Raise Concern for Community Safety
5/16/2012 7:59:02 AM Now at the height of wildfire season (March to June), Arizona is battling several brush, grass and forest fires, including the Gladiator and Sunflower Fires, which continue to threaten communities in Yavapai County, north and west of Phoenix, and to the east in Tonto National Forest. |
 | Foam Safe System
5/1/2012 8:54:31 AM Wildfires seem to be more destructive than ever before. Homeowners who reside on a hillside or in a rural domain are extremely vulnerable to the ravages of wildfire. |
| City of Suffolk, Virginia Begins Burn Ban on May 1st
4/24/2012 2:01:08 PM The Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue’s Fire Prevention Bureau wants to advise citizens that there is no open air burning allowed from May 1 through September 30, 2012. |
| San Bermardino Fire Officials Close May Valley Area to Reduce Sediment Flow into Water
4/20/2012 8:37:20 AM Forest officials will implement an area closure in the May Valley area near Highway 74 to reduce sediment flow into area lakes and drinking water.
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| Virginia Fire Department’s Deploy Eighteen Firefighters to Rockbridge County for Wildland Fires
4/12/2012 11:13:28 AM Southside Fire Departments, to include Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Suffolk have deployed firefighters and equipment to Rockbridge County in response to a request for assistance in containing and extinguishing a large wildfire that is burning out of control. |
| New York Brush Fires Raise Concern for Community Safety
4/12/2012 9:35:10 AM The recent fires on New York’s Long Island, in upstate New York, Staten Island and in nearby Connecticut and New Jersey, underscore the threats to homes and property from wildfire in communities across the tri-state area. |
| Smoke And Haze in Hillsborough County Due To North Florida Fires
4/12/2012 9:18:46 AM The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC) is issuing an air quality notice for Hillsborough County. This is to notify the public of elevated pollution in the air due mainly to the wildfires burning in the northern part of Florida.
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| Outdoor Fires Prohibited In The City of Madison, Wisconsin
4/10/2012 10:15:31 AM The City of Madison Fire Department is prohibiting the use of outdoor fires until weather conditions change. Approved outdoor fireplaces and fire pits shall not be used. Prairie and/or natural lawn burns, even those with a permit from the City of Madison Fire Department, shall not be conducted.
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| Hazard Reduction Pile Burning Scheduled on Estelle Mountain Reserve
4/10/2012 10:01:26 AM California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in cooperation with Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting hazard reduction pile burning south of the intersection of Cajalco and La Sierra in Riverside County on the Estelle Mountain Reserve (Thomas Bros 774-G5). |
| Riverside County Fire Department Enforces Hazard Reduction Ordinance 695
4/3/2012 12:28:25 PM Beginning the week of April 1, 2012, property owners that have not cleared parcels with overgrown weeds, dry grasses and other flammable vegetation will be receiving a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate from the Riverside County Fire Hazard Reduction Office.
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