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Taylorsville/Indian Valley, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA).- The more than 6,000 people battling the largest active wildfire in California struggled to make progress Thursday amid daytime temperatures approaching 38 C (100 F).Containment of the Dixie Fire, which erupted July 14 in a mountainous area near Lassen National Forest in the northeastern part of the state, has remained at 30 percent for more than 24 hours.The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and warm winds from the southeast is hampering the effort, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO) .SHOT LIST: DIXIE FIRE BURNS THROUGH A FOREST IN PLUMAS COUNTY NEAR TAYLORSVILLE; AND FIRE CREWS PROTECT A HOME FROM THE DIXIE FIRE IN INDIAN VALLEY CALIFORNIA, US.
McClellan, May 25 (EFE / EPA) .- California Governor Gavin Newsom held Monday a press conference in which he proposed a two billion US dollars budget in wildfire and emergency preparedness at the McClellan Airport.The proposed investment would be the largest in the state’s history. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO)SHOT LIST: CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE CAL FIRE HELICOPTER FIREHAWK MCCLELLAN REACHING THE AIRPORT AFTER TRAVELLING THROUGH AREAS AFFECTED BY WILD FIRES IN THE PAST YEAR.
Irvine, Oct 27 (EFE/EPA).- A rapidly advancing fire near Los Angeles has burned more than 5,100 hectares since it broke out on Monday, forcing the evacuation of more than 90,000 people, according to authorities on Tuesday.The Silverado fire broke out on Monday morning in Orange County, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Los Angeles. (Camera: EUGENE GARCIA). SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE THE SILVERADO WILDFIRE IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, US.
Los Angeles, Sep 13 (EFE/EPA).- Several firefighters in California are working hard to contain the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest near Arcadia which has destroyed more than 31,000 acres of forest, according to reports. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).SHOT LIST: FIREFIGHTERS TRY TO CONTAIN BOBCAT FIRE IN ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST NEAR ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA.
Shaver Lake, Sep 8 (EFE/EPA).- The Creek Fire near Shaver Lake, California, which was first sparked on Friday, has already destroyed more than 145,000 acres of forest and burned down two dozen houses in the small town of Big Creek, forcing the evacuation of 2,500 people. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT).B-ROLL OF AREAS AFFECTED BY THE CREEK FIRE NEAR SHAVER LAKE, IN THE SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA, US.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).