Archive for ‘california’
Schwarzenegger: Firefighters Deserve Thanks
October 25th, 2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger updates the damage totals from the wildfires and gives thanks to the firefighters working day and night to control the flames.
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California Wildfires: By the Numbers
October 25th, 2007
Fire crews in southern California are getting a break from fierce winds, and gaining containment on several fires, but the scope and size of the destruction is still growing.
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Firefighters battle California blaze
October 25th, 2007
Easing winds have offered firefighters some respite after days of battling wildfires that have killed at least three and caused more than a billion dollars in property damage. The blazes run from Malibu to the Mexican border and have raced across 426,000 acres. AFPTV followed a firefighting team from the US Forest Service overnight in the mountains above San Diego.
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Shelters Open for Animals Caught in CA Wildfires
October 25th, 2007
Some families had to leave their pets behind when they evacuated their homes. In San Diego County, local authorities are working with groups like the Humane Society to save some of those animals.
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Five facts about California wildfires
October 24th, 2007
Facts you should know about California wildfires.
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Celebs Offer Sympathy to California Fire Victims
October 24th, 2007
Sidney Poitier is among celebrities speaking out about the devastating California fires.
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Bush Signs Major Disaster Declaration for Calif.
October 24th, 2007
Following a meeting with his cabinet, President Bush signed a major disaster declaration for California in the wake of a series of wildfires. FEMA’s chief has promised an aggressive federal response.
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Locals going to help provide support in California
October 24th, 2007
Local Red Cross volunteers will be traveling to California to help provide support to those who need it.
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Red Cross Volunteers Heading to San Diego
October 24th, 2007
The Onondaga-Oswego Chapter of the American Red Cross is sending volunteer workers to Southern California to help out the thousands of people forced to evacuate due to the large wildfires.
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Fleeing the fires in California
October 24th, 2007
Thousands of evacuees have flocked into San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium to escape California’s wildfires. Old and young, rich and poor, more than 10,000 have formed a well-organized refugee camp in the parking lot of the stadium that usually provides a home to the San Diego Chargers American football team. Voiced report
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California wildfires force historic evacuation
October 24th, 2007
Fierce wildfires raged across Southern California Tuesday, threatening more than 60,000 homes as night fell and forcing half a million people to flee in the state’s largest evacuation. California’s worst fires in four years, driven by hot Santa Ana winds that have not relented for three days, tormented the San Diego area in the south and threatened mountain communities …
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Northwest Volunteers Step Up To Help SoCal
October 24th, 2007
Eleven members of the Oregon Trail chapter of the Red Cross will head to San Diego on Wednesday while Longview, Wash., volunteers have opened their call center.
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Wildfires swirl through Southern California for 4th day
October 24th, 2007
More residents in San Diego County, California, were ordered to leave their homes Wednesday, but others got permission to return as wildfires swirled through smoke-choked Southern California for a fourth day, CNN reported.
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California Wildfires: by the Numbers
October 24th, 2007
As the effort to fight a litany of wildfires in southern California enters another day, the staggering numbers of those evacuated, homes burned, and lives lost grows.
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California fires rage, evacuations continue
October 24th, 2007
Authorities in California say their top priority is getting people out of the way as a number of wildfires burn across the region.
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