Tag: fire
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Wildfire updates: Dixie Fire, at 200k acres, is California’s 14th largest fire of all time
The fire now spans 208,200 acres (325 square miles), making it California’s 14th-largest fire by acreage. Over 5,100 firefighters are battling the blaze, which ignited July 13 above the Cresta Dam in … Read Full Article
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Hmong Americans protest at Siskiyou courthouse: what led to the demonstration
When a 35-year-old man was shot dead by law enforcement in front of his wife and three children in the first frantic hours after the Lava Fire exploded in Northern California it laid bare simmering … Read Full Article
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Federal lawsuit filed against Siskiyou County Sheriff, CAL FIRE
Hundreds gathered and called for justice after 35-year-old Hmong man Soobleej Hawj was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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Hmong American man allegedly fatally shot 60 times by cops during Lava Fire evacuation identified
A Hmong American man shot to death by police officers during a Lava Fire evacuation on June 28 has been identified this week. What we know: Hawj Soobleej Kaub, 35, was reportedly shot at by multiple … Read Full Article
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Shooting of Hmong American man during Lava Fire draws nationwide attention
Some are calling for an investigation into the death of Soobleej Kaub Hawj, the farmer who was killed by Siskiyou County law enforcement officials. Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County’s Hmong community prepares for rally in Yreka stirred by police shooting
Organizers of the Saturday rally say that they will be demanding justice for the death of 35-year-old Soobleej Hawj, killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County Sheriff identifies man killed by officers during Lava Fire evacuations
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were trying to keep a man out of the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision when he drew a handgun. Read Full Article
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Firing up volunteers
Whil County had almost no firework-related incidents over the July 4 holiday, it doesn’t mean fire personnel get to relax. Fires in nearby Siskiyou and Shasta counties remind us … Read Full Article
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California wildfires: Here’s the latest on Beckwourth Fire and 3 other major blazes
Four major wildfires continue to burn in Northern California amid triple-digit temperatures and have already burned thousands of acres of fuel and destroyed several homes. The largest among these is … Read Full Article
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Tuesday update: Here are the wildfires burning right now in Northern California
Wildfir Northern California throughout this week, including the Salt Fire, the Lava Fire and the Tennant Fire. All three have prompted evacuations, closed roads and destroyed structures across the … Read Full Article: article source
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Investigations Underway into CA’s Largest Wildfire of the Year
The Lava fire was briefly contained and a police-involved shooting occurred when a vehicle went around a road block. Read Full Article: article source
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Salt fire destroys more than two dozen homes; residents are arrested near Lava fire evacuation area
Three large wildfires were continuing to burn in Northern California amid hot, dry conditions that have had experts warning for months that the fire season could be severe. Read Full Article: article source
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Lava Fire now California’s worst of 2021, so far
It’s now the biggest and fiercest wildfire to scorch California yet this season, but for a brief moment last week, fire crews thought they had the Lava fire beat. They couldn’t have been more wrong. Read Full Article: article source
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Salt Fire destroys 27 homes, 14 outbuildings in first official damage assessment. What we know Sunday
The Lava, Salt and Tennant fires were the largest of more than a dozen wildfires that erupted last week in the midst of hot, dry conditions. Read Full Article: article source
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Lava Fire grows to 27 square miles as governors prepare to brief Biden on wildfires
Lawyers for Hmong pot growers are investigating whether Siskiyou sheriff’s deputies stopped the farmers from trying to fight the Lava Fire. Read Full Article: article source
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Lava Fire evacuation order inflames tensions around Mount Shasta Vista Subdivison
Members of Siskiyou County’s Hmong community say they are desperate for water, and enforcement of the evacuation order is keeping them from moving freely in and out of the subdivision. Read Full Article: article source
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Firefighters Hold the Line on California’s Lava Fire
Officials say 927 personnel are assigned to the fire, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a grant late Tuesday to allow firefighting agencies to apply for up to 75 percent … Read Full Article: article source
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Police shoot, kill California man near marijuana farms evacuated by fire
Officers shot and killed a man who pulled a gun as they tried to keep him out of a complex of marijuana farms in an area of far Northern California where thousands of people were ordered to evacuate … Read Full Article: article source