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DIRE WILDFIRES ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE FORCE RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE, SEEK SHELTER

A colossal wildfire has entirely encircled the town of Canadian, Texas. Evacuation efforts hit a snag as the main roadway was blocked by the fire.
All exit routes have been sealed off, leaving an undetermined number of residents unable to escape.

Wildfires across the Texas Panhandle force residents to evacuate, seek shelter

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Officials have ordered nearly 5,000 residents in the Panhandle cities of Canadian, Fritch and Glazier to shelter in place Tuesday as four separate wildfires engulfed the region, burning more than 230,000 acres.

Residents in Hemphill County, where Canadian is, were initially told to evacuate as the Smokehouse Creek fire — the largest of the four — spread and burned more than 200,000 acres within a day. As firefighters worked to contain the fire in Canadian, about 100 miles northeast of Amarillo, evacuation efforts hit a snag as the main roadway was blocked by the fire.

Shortly after the mandatory order was announced, the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office shared on social media that Highway 60/83 was shut down. The sheriff’s office instructed residents to go to the gym at Canadian High School to shelter in place.

“Having them all in one place is the safest option at this time,” said Stephanie Purcell, a representative for the sheriff’s office.

Purcell said the wind could possibly push the fire towards Highway 33 in Canadian as well.

“There were earlier evacuation orders, but it got to the point where the fire was close enough that it was no longer safe to travel on those roads,” said Kari Hines, a public information officer for Texas A&M Forest Service. “It’s safer to stay inside structures, at least while the main body of the fire passes.”

Hines said crews have responded from across the state and are working in long shifts to contain the fire before taking breaks to rest. With a cold front coming in, Hines said firefighters are preparing for another shift in the winds that might move the fire further.

Photos and videos on social media show the small towns surrounded by smoke billowing into the air, turning the sky a brown hue, as the fires continued. In Stinnett, the wildfire has already burned more than 200,000 acres since it started on Monday afternoon. It was not contained as of Tuesday afternoon.

The High Plains region was under a red flag warning to start the week, as warmer temperatures were expected along with strong winds. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the Smokehouse Creek fire started in tall grasses, and wind gusts that ranged from 40-50 miles per hour pushed the fire towards Pampa, about 40 miles southeast.

The Grape Vine Creek fire near Pampa in Gray County is the second biggest active fire threatening the region. It also has not been contained by firefighters yet, and has burned 30,000 acres. Pampa city officials were suggesting voluntary evacuations as of Tuesday afternoon.

The City of Fritch in nearby Hutchinson County has been evacuated.

Gov. Greg Abbott declaration covering 60 counties in response to the wildfire activity, calling for the Texas Division of Emergency Management to send additional resources and firefighters to the Panhandle.

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Texas wildfires: Second largest fire in state history burns 850,000 acres of panhandle - Latest

The northernmost Smokehouse Creek Fire is at 0 per cent containment in Texas

Multiple wildfires are spreading across the Texas Panhandle, so far burning 850,000 acres of land, prompting massive evacuations and forcing a major nuclear weapons plant to shut down.

The northernmost Smokehouse Creek fire is 3 per cent contained as of Wednesday night and is estimated to be 850,000 acres, making it the second-largest blaze in state history. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday as the fire doubled in size in a single day.

Meanwhile, the smaller Grape Vine Creek fire is 60 per cent contained, while the Magenta fire is 40 per cent contained.

The 687 Reamer and Windy Deuce remain at 10 per cent and 25 per cent containment, respectively.

In Potter County, the spread of the Windy Deuce fire caused the Pantex Plant – which is America’s main facility for assembling and disassembling nuclear weapons – to briefly close operations on Tuesday night. The plant resumed normal operations Wednesday morning.

Dry and windy conditions amid unseasonably warm temperatures fuelled these fires. Drought conditions are not contributing — much of the panhandle has no drought, with portions of the western panhandle considered “abnormally dry” or in “moderate drought.”

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White House issues statement on Texas wildfires

“The President has been receiving updates on the wildfires that have already scorched over 500,000 acres across the Texas panhandle,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “We are grateful for the brave firefighters and first responders who are working to protect people and save lives.”

“White House and federal officials are in close contact with state and local officials on the front lines of these fires, and FEMA and the US Forest Service are providing assistance to the state,” she continued. “Specifically, FEMA has issued two fire management assistance grants to support Texas and one grant for Oklahoma.”

“The National Interagency Fire Center and the US Forest Service are also providing firefighting assistance, including tanker planes as always we stand ready to provide further support as needed.”.

An official with the Hutchinson County, Texas Office of Emergency Services said prescribed burning helped prevent this week’s fires from becoming worse.

“You can see where we did our prescribed burns previously, how, thankfully, our wildland team did that, because that saved a lot of people's properties,” the spokesperson said on a Facebook live video. “I know we couldn't save everything.”

Prescribed burns are fires intentionally set in controlled areas to destroy fire fuels like dried-out grass and leaves. Indigenous communities have used this practice for millennia and have long advocated for the US government to adopt it in fire-vulnerable areas.

(Perhaps this was all caused by a prescribed burn, as in this letter you can clearly see what prescribed burns do...)

... THEY have given themselves immunity, with their "Burn Bosses, etc. THEY want to make home owners pay for "fire/proofing" their homes, and the damages caused by the government. Another SCHEME for transferring wealth.

This letter was in response to a culture of recklessness, and the use of fires causing the destruction of the environment.

OOPS! BREAKING: The Biden Administration says it started all of New Mexico's LARGEST Wildfires

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You say, Rx, ("prescribed burns/ controlled fires") are a land management tool, a measure to reduce wildfire risks, to maintain the ecological integrity, to manipulate vegetation and game, and to reduce the risk of property loss.

Yet In reality, when we put aside the slick word smithing, it is for state wide economic purposes. How much can you fill the coffers? It's all about Big Business and profit over people. Mining plays a critical role, and now so does the facilitation and installation of the 5G control grid. One of the most evil and criminal acts perpetrated on mankind - a genocide. This grid wont function with all these trees in the way, as they block the beam forming waves, so part of the strategy is to take em' all down.

Wildfires ravage Texas panhandle

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TEXAS FIRE: TO END ALL PRIVATE FARMS & GRAZING LIVE STOCK

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Fires in Acapulco. The moronic MSM seems more concerned about the tennis match than anything else.

Big fire erupts near Acapulco tennis tournament as Brit Jack Draper prepares for semis

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1872507/mexican-open-acapulco-jack-draper

Jeff Berwick posted on X:

We just had ANOTHER earthquake and the fires are getting closer to my house. Cat 5 "hurricane", daily earthquakes and wildfires. We are celebrating the apocalypse early here in Acapulco.

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TEXAS WILDFIRES BURN FOR 8TH DAY

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Another SCHEME for transferring wealth.

In Texas as well as many other states
Controlled or prescribed burns are a big business...

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..pay farmers to return their flood-plain agricultural fields to wetlands,
“The farmers want money. (Of course, they do.) That will take care of the problem.”

Just some facts:

Bastrop County residents were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday, a day after a prescribed burn set by Texas Parks and Wildlife in Bastrop State Park escaped from fire managers, officials said, growing to about 780 acres — more than five times its intended size.

AUSTIN—The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) released the findings of an independent panel reviewing the circumstances and cause of an escaped prescribed fire at Bastrop State Park. The findings of the review, also known as a facilitated learning analysis, communicate strengths of TPWD actions during the Rolling Pines Wildfire as well as recommendations for addressing deficiencies, which staff have begun incorporating into the department’s prescribed fire protocols.

The full facilitated learning analysis is available online at the TPWD website.

More fire facts:

“This week, there was an incident in the Pacific Northwest Region where a Forest Service Burn Boss was arrested while leading a prescribed fire that crossed over onto private lands,”

A prescribed fire intended to treat 20 acres grew out of control Friday, prompting evacuations in Central California.

Prescribed fire escapes control in Iosco County, Michigan

The Brittle Fire on the Huron-Manistee National Forest has burned more than 6,000 acres

Prescribed fire escapes on Eldorado National Forest

The fire has burned over 2,000 acres 15 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe in Northern California

Prescribed fire escapes in Manti-La Sal National Forest

The Trail Mountain Fire has burned 2,637 acres in central Utah

The Prescribed Burn Alliance of Texas is a coalition of Prescribed Burn Associations across the state.

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Our Mission is to support member prescribed burning associations in promoting and protecting
the right of Texas landowners to use prescribed burning as a safe, economical, and effective
management practice.

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https://www.pbatexas.org/member-associations

Government, company agreement will help farmers improve conservation practices

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and DuPont Executive Vice President Jim Borel sign a Memorandum of Understanding between NRCS and DuPont to set voluntary standards for the sustainable harvesting of agricultural residues for renewable fuel.

$$5 billion Infrastructure Bill, which Secretary Vilsack announced is a ten-year plan and strategy to Confront Wildfires, inclusive of burning 20 million acres of forests, and 30 million of state, tribal, and private lands, for thinning and restoring America’s Grasslands. The absurdity of it all.

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S.487 — 21st Century Conservation Corps Act. (Sen. Ron Wyden.) The bill would provide funds to support a natural resource management and conservation workforce and bolster wildfire prevention and preparedness. Establishes a $9 billion fund for qualified land and conservation corps to increase job training and hiring specifically for jobs in the woods, helping to restore public lands and provide jobs in a time of need. Provides an additional $3.5 billion for the U.S. Forest Service and $2 billion for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to support science-based projects aimed at improving forest health and reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire. Establishes a $2 billion fund to provide economic relief for outfitters and guides holding U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior special use permits. Provides $2 billion for the National Fire Capacity program, which helps the Forest Service implement FireWise, to prevent, mitigate, and respond to wildfire around homes and businesses on private land. Provides $2 billion for the FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program to improve resiliency for communities impacted by wildfire. Provides $6 billion for U.S. Forest Service, $6 billion for the National Park Service, and $2 billion for the Bureau of Land Management maintenance accounts to create jobs, reduce the maintenance backlog, and expand access to recreation. More information.

S.2650 — Wildfire Resilient Communities Act. August 5, 2021. (Sen. Jeff Merkley.) Sets aside $30 billion for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to boost catastrophic wildfire reduction projects. Provides financial and technical assistance to at-risk communities adjacent to Federal land, including through States, to assist the at-risk communities in planning and preparing for wildfire, including cosponsoring and supporting the expansion of the Firewise USA program, the Ready, Set, Go program, and the Living with Wildfire program.

Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say Power lines ignited the largest wildfire in Texas history, officials say

That's to easy. Now that it's been established that it is in the same category as a hurricane or flood
They can collect $$$.

Courtesy of Diane Feinstein et all (congress.)

Big $$$.

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US Army ammunition plant catches fire

BAE Systems explosion: UK's biggest defence contractor investigating after blast at factory in South Wales

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MASSIVE FIRES IN NW CANADA / BRITISH COLUMBIA - ALBERTA - SMOKE COMING DOWN TO USA!

Extremely large fires have broken out all at once in Northwest Canada, British Columbia, and Alberta. Credit: Dutchsinse.

Western Canada Blazes Cause Evacuation Orders, Air Quality Concerns

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-12/spreading-western-canada-wildfire-prompts-thousands-to-evacuate

The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.

In British Columbia, thousands of residents in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Fort Nelson First Nations were evacuated as the nearby blaze spread to 2,483 hectares.

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GLOBAL ELITES WANT TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN AS THEY CONTINUE TO COMMIT ARSON AND BLAME IT ON WEATHER

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Massive fire at chicken farm in Marion County, Illinois

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At least 20 different fire departments were working to put out a massive fire at Marion County chicken farm. The fire began around 6:30 p.m. May 29, 2024.

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AERO FIRE: EVACUATION ORDERS UNDERWAY FOR GRASS FIRE IN COPPEROPOLIS, CALIFORNIA

Report aired: June 17, 2024. Copperopolis is a historic town in Calaveras county, known for its copper ore production and olive oil.

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EXPLOSIONS AND 'CHEMICAL SMELL' AMID HUGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE FIRE NEAR PAISLEY, SCOTLAND

'Remain indoors and avoid area': Explosions and 'chemical smell' amid huge industrial estate fire

  • Ten fire service appliances remain at the scene of a ‘large-scale’ and ‘well developed’ blaze west of Glasgow
  • People are asked to avoid the area until further notice with police asking locals to remain indoors and keep windows and doors closed
  • Eyewitnesses report hearing loud explosions and a ‘chemical smell’
  • Glasgow Airport said there was no disruption to flights but that the situation was being monitored
  • Emergency services were called to Linwood Industrial Estate at around 9.12pm on Sunday
  • The huge thick plume of smoke could be seen for miles from across Glasgow and beyond
  • The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said no casualties had been reported as of 10pm
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Lithium batteries, which are used in phones, laptops and electric vehicles, have been known to explode or catch fire due to a phenomenon known as thermal run, which can occur when they overheat or are punctured.

South Korea is a leading exporter of lithium batteries, hosting top industry players such as LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On.

Lithium battery plant fire in South Korea kills at least 22

Fire authorities say blaze caused by battery cells exploding inside a warehouse.

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“THE SMOKE WAS SO TOXIC YOU COULD LOSE YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER TAKING ONE OR TWO BREATHS”

A fire at a lithium battery factory near Seoul​ on Monday killed 22 workers, most of them migrant laborers from China, in one of the deadliest blazes in South Korea in years, officials said.

Officials said rescuers were still searching the building in Hwaseong, 28 miles south of Seoul, for one worker who had been reported missing. They said it was unclear whether the worker had been in the building when the fire broke out.

​Two workers were hospitalized with serious injuries. Six others suffered minor injuries.

Kim Jin-young, an official with the Hwaseong Fire Department, said 102 people had been working in the factory, owned by the battery maker Aricell, when the fire broke out. The 22 victims included 18 migrants​ from China and one from Laos, as well as two South Koreans.

They were found dead on the 12,500-square-foot second floor of the factory. The floor had two unlocked exit staircases leading outside, but the workers appeared to have been overcome by the flames and toxic smoke before reaching them, Mr. Kim said.

It took only 15 seconds for the floor to be filled with smoke and flames, said a senior fire official, Jo Seon-ho, during a news briefing Monday.

After trying in vain to put out the blaze with fire extinguishers, he said, the workers rushed to an area of the floor where there was no exit.

The dead migrant workers were temporary hires who were likely unfamiliar with the structure of the building, he said. “The smoke was so toxic you could lose your consciousness after taking one or two breaths,” Mr. Jo said.

Chinese, including ethnic Koreans, are the biggest group of migrant workers in South Korea. Of 523,000 foreigners visiting South Korea on temporary work visas according to government data released late last year, more than 100,000 were from China.

Separately, hundreds of thousands of Korean Chinese are working in South Korea on special longer-term work visas that the country grants to ethnic Koreans living abroad.

After suffering low birthrates for decades, South Korea has become increasingly dependent on migrant workers to fill jobs shunned by locals. Many farms and small factories in industrial towns like Hwaseong could not operate without such migrant workers.

Workers who fled the fire said it started when a single battery cell caught fire, triggering a series of explosions among some of the 35,000 lithium battery cells stored on the factory’s second floor, according to Mr. Kim.

Fires can occur in lithium batteries when the inside layers are compressed, causing a short circuit. The layers can become compressed by a sudden impact, such as during a vehicle collision, or by gradual swelling of the batteries through regular use.

Lithium is a metal that can store large amounts of energy in a small space, which is why it is attractive as a battery material. But that also means there is much energy available to turn into heat and even flames in case of a short circuit. Lithium battery fires have been a growing problem in the United States and elsewhere, and fires are an industrywide concern for battery manufacturers.

Aricell, the Hwaseong plant’s owner, makes batteries that are often used to run electricity and other utilities networks.

Intense flames, toxic smoke and the risk of further explosions hampered firefighters’ efforts to search for the missing workers on Monday. Television footage from the fire showed large​ flames and thick clouds of smoke billowing from the factory. Footage taken after the fi​re had been extinguished showed the building scorched​, with its roof caved in.

More than 160 firefighters, along with 60 fire engines, rushed to contain the fire. President Yoon Suk Yeol called on his government to “mobilize all available human resources and equipment.”

The blaze was the deadliest in South Korea since a fire at a construction site southeast of Seoul killed 38 people in 2020.

Though South Korea is known for its cutting-edge technology and manufacturing, the country has ​long been plagued by man-made disasters, including fires.

In 2018, nearly 50 people, most of them elderly patients, died inhaling toxic smoke in a fire at a hospital that lacked sprinklers. In 2017, 29 people were killed in a fire at a gym and public bath complex. In 2008, 40 workers​ — including migrant workers — died​ in a fire at a cold-storage warehouse under construction.

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JASPER, CANADA ‘AGGRESSIVE’ WILDFIRE WITHIN 12 KM OF TOWNSITE

Up to 25,000 residents and visitors have evacuated since Monday night as two fires rage south and north of Jasper, reaching within 12 kilometres of the townsite. ‘These fires were exhibiting aggressive, aggressive fire behavior,’ Parks Canada incident commander Katie Ellsworth said.

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The beautiful tourist town of Jasper in Canada has been lost to a huge fire

Ashley Kliewer, co-owner of a restaurant in the middle of Jasper, said she had been informed the entire east end of the town had burned down. "I am absolutely devastated. ... I don't think anyone will be returning to Jasper any time soon and life is not going to be anywhere near what it was - it really is the end of an era," she told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/huge-wildfire-burns-down-part-western-canadian-town-rain-forecast-2024-07-25/

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