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Open burning banned in 14 WNC counties as fires grow, 'severe' drought continues
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoASHEVILLE - While severe drought conditions persist and multiple fires continue to grow throughout...
Orange County Fire Rescue breaks ground on $52 million training facility
WFTV via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOrange County firefighters will soon have a new state-of-the-art training facility that’s meant to...
Buncombe County declares state of local emergency, banning all burning amid fire risk
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoASHEVILLE – Buncombe County declared a state of local emergency, banning all burning in county...
With a rescue team scaling back in Orange County, who will save horses from the next wildfire?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoYorba Linda resident Dee Dee Friedrich walks with her horse, Wyatt, on a horse trail near her home....
Orange County Fire Authority agrees to $580,000 settlement in lawsuit alleging gender discrimination
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe fire agency settles with former spokeswoman Colleen Windsor, whose lawsuit alleged that male...
Orange County Fire Authority gets two new state-of-the-art helicopters
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn an effort to upgrade its firefighting abilities, the Orange County Fire Authority will replace two 55-year-old helicopters with a new pair of state-of-the-art choppers, the department said ...
Collett Ridge fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres, now covers over 6 square miles
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Collett Ridge wildfire grew nearly 1,000 acres in a day, spreading farther into Nantahala...
Collett Ridge wildfire in WNC grows to over 4.5 square miles, no containment
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Collett Ridge fire has grown to more than 4.5 square miles in Cherokee County, North Carolina —...
Calif. Firefighters Save Dog Stuck Inside of a Wall for Hours: She 'Was Pretty Happy to See' Us
People via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Orange County Fire Authority broke a hole in the wall to retrieve the 2-year-old family pet...
Ammonia Leak in Southern California Sends 13 People to Hospital
People via Yahoo News· 8 months ago"Firefighters continued their efforts to stop the ammonia leak throughout the day, and were...