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Wimberley Explosives Detonated After Hays County Alert Error
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (377+ words) A mistaken shelter-in-place alert overshadowed an otherwise controlled response to suspected explosives near Wimberley Thursday. Hays County officials apologized and said they would review the notification process after a bomb squad detonated the material in the 2700 block of Fischer Store…...
Breaking: Creek Fire reported in Nevada County on Sep. 18
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (72+ words) First discovered: 1:52 p.m. Sep. 18 Initial location: Nevada County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 1:52 p.m. in Nevada County, California. Creek Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. There is no update on the…...
Moss Landing shelter-in-place and road closure lifted after battery storage fire
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (263+ words) Firefighters responded Friday morning to a fire at the Moss Landing battery storage facility operated by Vistra Energy, the same facility damaged in a major battery fire in January 2025. The North Monterey County Fire District was dispatched shortly after 6:15 a.m. Crews…...
Wildfires take financial toll on Caddo County volunteer fire departments
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (189+ words) Repeated wildfire responses are taking a financial toll on volunteer fire departments across Caddo County, with fuel among the growing expenses departments must cover. Firefighters said monetary donations will be especially important for the departments because of the number of…...
Marine Corps Air Station Uses Goats in Wildfire Mitigation
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (160+ words) Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, is leaning into an unconventional, deeply historical and highly effective tool for mitigating fire risk: goats. The installation is releasing herds of grazing animals in a targeted effort to reduce dry brush and invasive…...
US town bans battery plant over fire fears
3+ day, 26+ min ago (205+ words) Islip, a town in Long Island, has voted to permanently ban BESS facilities, blocking a proposed project from moving forward. An official suspension of the facilities was already in place but the residents wanted to take their decision one step…...
Meet the wildfire prevention goats at Marines’ Miramar base
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (677+ words) Follow Stars and Stripes Pacific U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Alejandro Garcia Jr. directs goats to the grazing area during Operation Goat Rope at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 15, 2026. MCAS Miramar launched a pilot program using 471 goats to clear dry brush and…...
Underground downtown Fresno parking garage evacuated due to car fire
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (142+ words) Crews are working to clear the smoke after a fire started Wednesday morning in an underground parking garage in Downtown Fresno. The call came in just after 9 o'clock this morning about a fire on Van Ness near Tulare Street below…...
MCAS Miramar Using Goats To Reduce Fire Danger
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (56+ words) 471 goats were released onto Camp Elliot within MCAS Miramar to clear out dry vegetation to help mitigate wildfire risk. The Iran war has cost the U.S. military at least $33.4 billion — most of it on... 471 goats were released onto Camp Elliot within…...
California sets first statewide smoke-damage insurance rules
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (157+ words) California homeowners dealing with wildfire smoke damage could soon have stronger protections, even if their homes never burned. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of wildfire-recovery laws that... California sets first statewide smoke-damage insurance rules California homeowners dealing with…...