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Brush fire forces evacuation of small Southern California city

Evacuation orders were issued Thursday morning after a brush fire erupted in the Laguna Beach area of Southern California.

The blaze, dubbed the Emerald fire, was reported just after 4 a.m. PT near the Emerald Bay community and had scorched about 145 acres, according to a 9:30 a.m. update from Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy. The fire was 5% contained at that time.

Related: What does ‘containing a wildfire’ actually mean?

Despite winter rain and drastic drought relief, something...

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Humongous Dixie fire threatening more California towns

Helicopter dropping water onto the Dixie fire in northern California, Aug. 13, 2021.

The humongous Dixie fire in Northern California is still burning out of control as firefighters battle uncooperative weather conditions.

Related: Dixie fire spreading, now second biggest in California history

As of late Wednesday evening, the Dixie fire had burned more than 660,000 acres, about three times the size of Manhattan.

The wildfire led to a new round of evacuation orders as gusty winds helped spread the fire within about 8 miles of Susanville, California, which has an estimated...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/humongous-dixie-fire-threatening-more-california-towns

Oregon’s Bootleg fire now as big as New York City

Dozens of wildfires are still burning across the West, producing smoke, poor air quality and leading to road closures in some areas. It’s unlikely the situation will get better in the coming weeks and months.

Bootleg fire

The Bootleg fire in southern Oregon has been burning since early July and now covers a little more than 300,000 acres — the size of New York City. It’s the largest fire in the U.S., first reported in Fremont-Winema National Forest, approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oregons-bootleg-fire-now-as-big-as-new-york-city

News Alert: Evacuations ordered as super typhoon eyes Philippines

Satellite image of Super Typhoon Goni approaching the Philippines.

Philippine officials ordered the evacuation Saturday of thousands of people in the southern part of the main island of Luzon as a category 5 storm closed in.


SONAR Critical Events: Super Typhoon GONI, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT

Typhoon Goni is the world’s strongest tropical cyclone so far this year. As of 8 a.m. EDT Saturday (8 p.m. Saturday Philippine time), the super typhoon had sustained winds of 180 mph, as strong as a Category 5 hurricane. Gusts were higher than 200 mph. Goni will...

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Large wildfires forcing Arizona road closures

Bush Fire burns the Four Corners landmark in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Arizona.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has closed some state routes east of Phoenix as the Bush Fire rages, almost doubling in size since Wednesday morning.

Time-lapses of pyrocumulus clouds. These were created by intense heat from the #BushFire which is currently the largest fire in the USA, 7th largest in AZ history at 89,000+ acres & 5% containment. @JimCantore @KathrynProciv #AZWX #BushFireAZ #AZFire #AZwildfire #StormHour pic.twitter.com/j1KzatVXM7

— Bryan Snider (@BryanSnider) June...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/large-wildfires-forcing-arizona-road-closures

Arizona brush fire closes state highway, forces evacuations

Fire truck at the Lost Dutchman Fire in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Fire crews in Apache Junction, Arizona, spent Thursday afternoon and evening putting out a large brush fire that closed a portion of State Route 88. State officials said the forward progress of the fire has been stopped. About 160 firefighters from several agencies came together to fight the flames, which burned roughly 260 acres.

Fires breaking out today in Apache Junction.

2 now – #LostDutchmanfire and the #Southernfire

Winds will back off after sunset, but we will see more breezes (10-15...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/arizona-brush-fire-closes-state-highway-forces-evacuations

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