Crews battle a Palos Verdes Estates house fire

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team, known internationally as USA-2 has been activated by the U.S. Department of State to respond to Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa. USA-2 is comprised of 34 members, 4 canines and 42,000 pounds of equipment. They are joining the Fairfax County Fire Department’s USAR team, USA-1, to provide search, rescue and recovery assistance. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all affected by the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa.

Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopters and firefighters respond to more than wildfires—they respond to emergencies of every kind. Firehawk supports their mission with the capability needed to protect lives, property and natural resources when every moment matters. | Sikorsky

Hammer Fire in rural area southeast of Colorado Springs forces evacuations, school closures

Crews battle nearly 2,000-acre fire in Las Animas County

🔥⚠️8/12/20 9:00 P.M. LAKE FIRE MAJOR INCIDENT ALERT UPDATE🔥⚠️ ANF along with the LACoFD and partner agencies continue to battle the #LakeFire located in the Lake Hughes area of the Angeles National Forest. The fire is currently at 10,000 acres with 0% containment and mandatory evacuations in place. For incident updates, please follow @Angeles_NF and @LACoFDPIO on Twitter or visit inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6953/. For evacuation information, please follow @LASDHQ on Twitter. For evacuation cente

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