Coastal Carolina regions at ‘above average’ risk of significant wildfires through June, experts say

The National Interagency Fire Center announced on Tuesday that coastal regions from Georgia to North Carolina and all of Florida have above average chances of seeing significant wildfires through June.

Coastal Carolina regions at ‘above average’ risk of significant wildfires through June, experts say

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The boots on the ground in the fight against wildfires

Smokejumpers from the US Forest Service, the US Bureau of Land Management in Alaska, and the BC Wildfire Service in British Columbia, Canada discussed how they parachute into rugged terrain to snuff wildfires which would otherwise be inaccessible to wildland firefighters on the ground.

The boots on the ground in the fight against wildfires

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On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

From the southwestern U.S. to Minnesota and Iowa, and even to parts of New Jersey, one of the driest winters on record, with snowpack that was nearly nonexistent in some spots, has left behind vegetation that remains tinder dry, producing an elevated wildfire risk in many states.

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the US brace for wildfire risks

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