California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
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California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Hannigan pointed out that many local jurisdictions, including San Diego and Napa counties, the Orange County Fire Authority, Rancho Santa Fe, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Ben Lomond, Humboldt and ...
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LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
Rising winds threaten to spread the conflagration to suburban neighborhoods. Residents nearby were ordered to evacuate or warned to be ready to leave quickly ahead of the fire. The blaze prompted ...
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City of Humboldt purchases first robotic mower
HUMBOLDT – The City of Humboldt is exploring robotic lawn mowers to assist in maintaining its parks. The robotic mower will supplement traditional mowers in park operations. Michael Ulriksen ...
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THE CHEROKEE AT A FIRE.; HOW AN INCIPIENT CONFLAGRATION WAS SUBDUED.
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Rwandan-backed rebels clash with Congolese forces over control of Goma
The fight for control of Goma, the capital of the country’s long-embattled, mineral-rich North Kivu province, threatens the city’s 2 million people and risks a wider conflagration that could ...
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What we can learn from trees
After the conflagration of 9/11 reduced the 110-story World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan to metal carcasses, after a day of black smoke and ghostly ash, after the horror of 2,753 dead ...
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Are we getting close to World War Three?
Geopolitics has taken a back seat to economics as China and the US trade tit-for-tat tariffs that threaten to develop into a full-blown trade war. Last month, Singapore's prime minister, Lawrence ...
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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Three Ages of Jacoby’s Storehouse
The structure was hailed as the first brick building in Union and the first fireproof structure in Humboldt County. After its completion in 1857, Jacoby’s building was used to store groceries ...