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A fire burns on a hillside near Sever do Vouga, a town in northern Portugal that has been surrounded by forest fires, Tuesday

A fire burns on a hillside near Sever do Vouga, a town in northern Portugal that has been surrounded by forest fires, on Tuesday. Bruno Fonseca/AP hide caption

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World

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

September 19, 2024 • More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths as fires spread out of control over the weekend.

California's Dixie Fire Is Now The 2nd Largest In State History

A burned residence rests in heavy smoke on Friday after being burned by the Dixie fire in Greenville, Calif. The fire is now the second-largest in recorded state history. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Weather

California's Dixie Fire Is Now The 2nd Largest In State History

August 8, 2021 • Northern California's Dixie Fire, which has destroyed hundreds of buildings and entire communities, is now considered the second largest in state history.

California Bill Clears Path For Ex-Inmates To Become Firefighters

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 2147 after he toured the North Complex Fire zone on Friday. The bill allows inmates who have worked as firefighters to ask the court to dismiss their charges to make it easier for them to find a job once they are released. People convicted of certain violent or sex crimes would not be eligible. Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP hide caption

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Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP

Law

California Bill Clears Path For Ex-Inmates To Become Firefighters

September 11, 2020 • "Inmates who have stood on the frontlines, battling historic fires should not be denied the right to later become a professional firefighter," Gov. Gavin Newsom said upon signing the bill on Friday.