aOn average, wildfires burn 4.3 million acres in the U.S. annually. In recent years, the federal government has spent $1 billion a year on fire prevention. 2002 was a record year with major fires in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oregon.[translate] ...
Maine firefighters to assist Canada as wildfires spread ; More than 500,000 acres have burned this spring, and heavy smoke is now wafting into northern Maine.From staff reports
Over the long, hot summer, wildfires wiped out towns and forced the entire city of Yellowknife (population 20,000) to evacuate for three weeks. The federal government has promised the construction of 50 new affordable homes to mitigate some of the destruction. While no other housing market has...
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We got to East Glacier about 11:00 and had a long stop there since about 70 people left there. Not long after we pulled out from the station, we could see fires raging on the ridges not that far away. Got a good pictures. Really strange seeing wildfires that close. ...