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Massive Wildfire Near Jerusalem Prompts National Alert

A large wildfire near Jerusalem, possibly arson, has injured 12, destroyed 200 vehicles, and prompted a national state of alert; Israel has requested international aid, while Hamas urged Palestinians to burn forests and settler homes.

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Bavarian Wildfire Flights Drop Sharply in 2024 Due to Rainfall

Bavarian air observers conducted 106 mandated wildfire observation flights in 2024, significantly fewer than the 476 in 2023; this decrease is linked to abundant rainfall following hot days, contrasting with the 13,800 voluntary flights in 2023 and 11,000 in 2024. The Oberpfalz region had the most f...

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Wildfire Engulfs 130 Hectares Near Ede After Military Exercise

A military training exercise near Ede, Netherlands, accidentally caused a wildfire that burned approximately 130 hectares of nature reserve on August 23, 2024, due to a training grenade igniting dry vegetation in windy conditions.

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Table Rock Fire Spreads into North Carolina, Prompts Mass Evacuations

The Table Rock Fire, started March 21st in South Carolina by four teenagers, grew to over 11,468 acres by Sunday, crossing into North Carolina and prompting over 1,400 evacuations; it's now the highest-priority fire in the US.

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Mati Fire Trial: Prosecutor Seeks Conviction of 12 Officials

In the Mati fire trial, the prosecutor requested the conviction of 12 defendants, including high-ranking fire service officials and local government leaders, for alleged failures in command, communication, and resource allocation during the 2018 wildfire that resulted in significant loss of life.

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LA Mayor Deletes Texts During Wildfire Crisis

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass deleted text messages from her phone during the initial response to the deadly January wildfires, while she was traveling in Africa, despite a city administrative code requiring record retention for at least two years; her office says her phone auto-deletes texts, a prac...

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Major Wildfire Near Jerusalem Prompts International Response

A large wildfire, the most significant in Israel in a decade, burning near Jerusalem, has prompted evacuations, caused injuries, and led to international assistance in fighting the blaze that has consumed roughly 5,000 acres (20 square kilometers).

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Los Angeles Wildfire Likely Caused by Spontaneous Energy Generation in Unused Power Cables

An investigation into the Eaton Canyon wildfire near Los Angeles suggests that energy spontaneously generated in unused high-voltage cables, likely due to electromagnetic induction, caused the blaze, resulting in 18 deaths and nearly 10,000 destroyed buildings; Edison will bury 240 kilometers of pow...

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Dutch Defence Exercise Fire Devastates 130 Hectares of Nature Reserve Near Ede

During a Dutch Defence military exercise near Ede, a training grenade ignited a fire that consumed approximately 130 hectares of nature reserve; the fire, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, is still not fully extinguished, resulting in significant ecological damage.

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South Carolina Wildfires Double in Size Daily

A wildfire in South Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains has burned 17 square miles, doubling in size daily for three days due to dry conditions and high winds, but firefighters have prevented structural damage and injuries, though the fire season is expected to continue for many months.

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Mati Fire Trial: Prosecutor Highlights Systemic Failures in Disaster Response

Eight months after the initial ruling, the prosecutor in the Mati fire trial began her presentation to the appeals court, detailing the complex legal framework and the need for a proactive, preventative approach to disaster response, focusing on organized evacuation and criticizing reactive measures...

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Record Wildfire Devastates Ofunato, Japan, Displacing Thousands

A massive wildfire in Ofunato, Japan, fueled by the driest winter on record and strong winds, has damaged 84 homes, displaced over 1,200 residents, and claimed one potential victim, spreading across 2,100 hectares—the largest wildfire since the late 1980s.

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