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Fire /tags/fire Fire en-US �� Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:18:17 GMT Alburgh training program encourages women to become firefighters /show/vermont-edition/2024-08-15/alburgh-training-program-encourages-women-to-become-firefighters Instructor Alex Blair says there's space for everyone in firefighting. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:18:17 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-08-15/alburgh-training-program-encourages-women-to-become-firefighters Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion Why firefighters burn hundreds of acres in the Green Mountains each spring /local-news/2024-06-24/why-firefighters-burn-hundreds-acres-green-mountains Dozens of prescribed burns take place each year in Vermont. The point of these fires is to help wildlife. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/why-firefighters-burn-hundreds-acres-green-mountains Lexi Krupp Why can't Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions /npr-news/2023-07-21/why-cant-canada-just-put-the-fires-out-here-are-5-answers-to-key-questions In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land �� an area larger than Portugal �� has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 10:51:45 GMT /npr-news/2023-07-21/why-cant-canada-just-put-the-fires-out-here-are-5-answers-to-key-questions Bill Chappell Vermont forester returns from fighting wildfires in 'burnt over' rural Quebec /local-news/2023-07-06/vermont-forester-returns-from-fighting-wildfires-in-burnt-over-rural-quebec For the past few months, Canada has been dealing with some of the worst wildfires its ever seen. More than 20 million acres have burned so far �� a record for the country. Firefighters from all over the world, including Vermont, have come to help fight these fires. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-07-06/vermont-forester-returns-from-fighting-wildfires-in-burnt-over-rural-quebec Jenn Jarecki, Adiah Gholston Wildfire smoke poses extra risk for people experiencing homelessness /local-news/2023-06-29/wildfire-smoke-poses-extra-risk-for-people-experiencing-homelessness At various times in the past month, Vermonters have woken up to orange smoky skies due to heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada. This smoke not only leaves an eerie atmosphere, it creates unhealthy air quality that affects all sorts of Vermonters �� including vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:47:47 GMT /local-news/2023-06-29/wildfire-smoke-poses-extra-risk-for-people-experiencing-homelessness Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston Rain may soon help put out flames in Canada's worst recorded wildfire season /npr-news/2023-06-11/rain-may-soon-help-put-out-flames-in-canadas-worst-recorded-wildfire-season Rain is expected to start on Sunday evening, potentially helping to put out wildfires in Canada's Alberta and Quebec provinces. This is already the country's worst wildfire year on record. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 11:06:04 GMT /npr-news/2023-06-11/rain-may-soon-help-put-out-flames-in-canadas-worst-recorded-wildfire-season Halisia Hubbard As Drought Conditions Persist, Fire Officials Warn Of Lingering Fire Danger /vpr-news/2021-05-28/as-drought-conditions-persist-fire-officials-warn-of-lingering-fire-danger A wildfire near Killington burning since mid-May was finally declared "out" just this week. The blaze persisted due to dry regional conditions stretching back more than a year. Those same conditions sparked a wildland fire that burned nearly 1,000 acres in northwest Massachusetts, the biggest blaze in that state in more than two decades. State fire officials say if such conditions persist, so too will the danger of fires. Fri, 28 May 2021 10:23:39 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-28/as-drought-conditions-persist-fire-officials-warn-of-lingering-fire-danger Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith 'A Real Gathering Spot': Suspicious Fire At Eaton's Sugar House /vpr-news/2019-11-01/a-real-gathering-spot-suspicious-fire-at-eatons-sugar-house The White River Valley has lost one of its most popular roadside attractions.Eaton's Sugar House in Royalton was destroyed by fire Thursday night. No�� Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:16:43 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-01/a-real-gathering-spot-suspicious-fire-at-eatons-sugar-house John Dillon Timeline: Elements - Live /programs/2018-08-24/timeline-elements-live Dive into the four elements of antiquity: Fire, Water, Earth and Air in this multimedia presentation of Timeline:Elements, featuring lecture and live�� Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:45:09 GMT /programs/2018-08-24/timeline-elements-live James Stewart State Police Say Footprints Point To Arson In Chittenden Cabin Blaze /vpr-news/2018-01-22/state-police-say-footprints-point-to-arson-in-chittenden-cabin-blaze State police say arson is to blame for a fire that destroyed a remote $300,000 cabin overlooking the Chittenden Reservoir on Jan. 16. Detective Sgt. Tom�� Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:17:02 GMT /vpr-news/2018-01-22/state-police-say-footprints-point-to-arson-in-chittenden-cabin-blaze Nina Keck