Can rattlesnakes withstand forest fires? The science behind their survival during fires
Rattlesnakes employ impressive survival tactics during forest fires by seeking shelter in underground burrows or crevices.
Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history
Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
'We have a rattlesnake problem': Crews deal with snakes while fighting Quarry Fire in Colorado
The fire was spotted by a deputy during routine ... morning that wildfire crews are dealing with rattlesnakes. "We have a ...
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The Eaton and Palisades Fires are Now Among California’s Deadliest
Tubbs fire, 2017: The blaze killed 22 people, razed 36,000 acres and destroyed 5,600 structures in Napa and Sonoma counties. Rattlesnake fire, 1953: The fire in Glenn County, in Northern ...
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California’s Volunteer Fire Unit Vanishes From Web, Social Media After Controversial Dismantling
The website and social media accounts for a California firefighting unit, known as Team Blaze, vanished after The Daily ...
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Restructured Wildfire-Fighting Team Helping with CA Blazes
California officials quietly disbanded a dedicated state wildfire-fighting team last year, less than three years after ...
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GRAPHIC: Rattlesnake bites social media star, sends him to ICU: ‘Welp, I’m cooked'
Humphlett rushed to a Cross City fire station, and he was then taken ... Despite the life-threatening run-in with the rattlesnake, Humphlett doesn’t blame the animal and views the incident ...
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Kansas Fire Marshal, local departments prepare for wildfire season with task force recommendations
Kansas firefighting officials are working to improve state wildfire response, prevention and education following the release ...