Tesla semi-truck fire prompts I-80 closure in California as hazmat response halts Sierra Nevada freeway traffic
A Tesla big rig that caught fire kept both directions of California's Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada for hours on ...
Cal Fire explains challenges extinguishing electric vehicle fires after Tesla semi fire shut down I-80
First responders plan to debrief their response to a Tesla semi-truck fire Monday that closed Interstate 80 in both ...
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Truck fire behind I-15 shutdown was “first” in the U.S., CalTrans says
(FOX5) - The truck fire that caused ... of hazardous materials. July 26, California Highway Patrol officials said a tanker carrying “lithium iron” caught fire north of Baker on I-15, leading ...
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I-15 reopens after lithium battery truck fire causes major delays
Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) July 28, 2024 UPDATE, Saturday at 8:16 p.m. — The California Governor's Officer of Emergency Services ... California as truck fire burns for 2nd day ...
From far and wide, crews across the US band together fighting Park Fire
According to Cal Fire, there are 507 engines and 6,627 total personnel in the area. Twenty-five engines came from Texas, 10 ...
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UPDATE: Cypress Fire has burned 88 acres, 50% contained
UPDATE (7:00 p.m.): Cal Fire now reports that the Cypress fire is 50% contained and is still sitting at 88 acres. There are currently 176 fire personnel and 15 fire engines at the site.
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Crashes and Disasters
State firefighters have made progress in their attempt to contain California’s biggest wildfire while preventing it from spreading any further, officials said. The land burned by the Park Fire ...
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North Texas firefighters head to California to fight wildfires
Five members of the Fort Worth Fire Department wildland ... is Davis, California, just west of Sacramento.” The firefighters won't show up empty-handed; a brush truck equipped with forestry ...
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Firefighters increase containment of Crozier Fire as spreading slows down overnight
Cal Fire has contained 18% of the Crozier Fire, up from the 8% containment reported Saturday. The wildfire, which has been burning through forest land in El Dorado County since Wednesday ...
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Here’s what’s hampering (and could help) forests as fire season heats up
The Park fire, now the fourth-largest in state history, has scorched more than 429,000 acres across four California counties ... People who live in the wildland-urban interface, where homes ...
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Canyon Fire containment grows to 20%, still at 85 acres
A fire that started before 11 p.m. Thursday next to Buchanan Road in the steep-sided North Fork Tuolumne River Canyon, about ...
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North Texas firefighters head to California to fight wildfires
The Park Fire in California ... and Parker County Emergency Services District 1. The group will join Strike Team 178. The firefighters won't show up empty-handed; a brush truck equipped with ...