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Christine Bottaro and her husband have hardened their 164-year-old house in Nevada City. When the house was renovated, they used cement composite siding and plastic composite materials for the wraparound deck instead of wood. They also installed a rock ga

After Paradise, Living With Fire Means Redefining Resilience

7:15pm May 29, 2019

by Eric Westervelt

Across the West, hundreds of communities are vulnerable to wildfires. But wildfire and recovery experts warn that the impulse to re-create what was there before disaster is misguided and dangerous.

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The Camp Fire burned so hot and intense there is little remaining in the mountains near Concow, Calif. Residents would like to camp out on their properties, but the federal government says they have to wait until toxic debris is cleared.

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Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home

6:34pm February 08, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

People who survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history were told this week that they cannot camp out or park RVs on their destroyed properties. They must keep waiting.

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Flash Floods Hit Communities Devastated By Camp Fire

8:27pm November 29, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"The roots and the bottoms of the utility poles are just kind of swimming," Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said on Thursday. Rescue teams worked to save motorists stranded on flooded roads.

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Thousands Flee Fast-Moving Wildfire In Northern California

9:17pm November 08, 2018

An entire town of 27,000 has been evacuated in front of a new wildfire in Northern California. The fire is the latest in a string of disastrous wildfires to hit the state in the past year.

A house being rebuilt in Sonoma County where the Tubbs fire burned last year. The Tubbs fire was the most destructive fire in California history, destroying more than 5,000 structures.

Getting Back What You Lost — Rebuilding In A Wildfire Zone

10:15am October 16, 2018

by Lauren Sommer

In northern California, homes are being rebuilt in the same area that burned to the ground in last year's Tubbs Fire. Despite the risk, a severe housing shortage in the area is forcing tough choices.

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Flames and smoke billow skyward as a wildfire burns near Durango, Colo. on June 7, 2018. The 416 Fire continued to burn more than 27,000 acres Wednesday morning, causing the closure of a nearby national forest.

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Wildfires Blaze Across Parts Of Southwest

2:30am June 14, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The fires have shut down the San Juan National Forest and destroyed homes in the tourist hub of Moab, Utah.

An airplane drops fire retardant on a fire outside of Durango, Colo. The 416 fire has forced 2,500 home evacuations.

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Dry, Windy Weather Stokes Colorado Wildfire, But So Far No Homes Damaged

3:45pm June 10, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

Some 2,500 homes have been evacuated; the fire has "come up to some people's backyards," one official said. But for now, it is contained in a sparsely populated area of National Forest.

When wildfire smoke choked their community last summer, Amy Cilimburg (left), the director of Climate Smart Missoula, helped Joy and Don Dunagan, of Seeley Lake, Mont., get a HEPA air filter through a partnership with the Missoula City-County Health Depar

When Wildfire Smoke Invades, Who Should Pay To Clean Indoor Air?

8:14am February 25, 2018

by Nora Saks

Public health agencies are set up to regulate air pollution from cars, trucks and factories. Wildfire smoke presents a different set of threats, prompting some of those agencies to rethink priorities.

Wildfire smoke filled the sky in Seeley Lake, Mont. on Aug. 7, 2017. Weather effects concentrated the accumulating smoke, chronically exposing residents to harmful substances in the air.

Montana Wildfires Provide A Wealth Of Data On Health Effects Of Smoke Exposure

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Nora Saks

Last summer's wildfires handed scientists a rare chance to study effects of smoke on residents. Most previous work had been on wood-burning stoves, urban air pollution and the effects on firefighters.

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New Study Links Climate Change To Increased Western Wildfire Activity

3:52pm October 24, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

A recent study out of Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro finds that climate change and the massive wildfires in California are related.

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