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Palestinian Firefighting Teams Offer Help to Israelis Battling Wildfires
Nations around the world have helped with the wildfires spreading through northern and central Israel – including several Palestinian firefighting teams.
Dolly Parton Offers Monthly Cash Support to Families Affected by Tennessee Wildfires
With wildfires raging through Parton's home state of Tennesse, the country singer sweetheart's foundation will donate $1K a month to affected families.
Student Invention Takes Aim at Thanksgiving Kitchen Fires, Wins $50K
Thanksgiving day has more home fires than any other day, most of which are caused by cooking – that's why these teens invented the Fire Mitt.
Airbnb Hosts Give Free Refuge to Those Escaping Dark Night of Wildfires
Ordinary… that’s how the evacuation day started for Patrick Diamond—yet, imminently, he would experience an extraordinary generosity among strangers in the AirBnb community who...
Lawyer Bought His Own Fire Truck and is Out Fighting Wildfires
At the height of wildfire season, a Washington state lawyer bought a vintage fire truck to protect his home. Two days later, he was...
Oregon Shelter Delivering Tons of Pet Food to Families Fleeing Wildfires
The Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter may be two hours away from John Day, Oregon where wildfires have hit hard, but that hasn’t stopped them...
New Railroad Rules Aim to Prevent Oil Tank Fires in Canada, US
If you've ever seen a mile-long freight train and wondered how safe those tank cars were, know this: they are about to get a...
Drone Searches Forest for Tiny Wildfires Before They Blow Up
Three years ago, a forest fire raged for four months in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the Virginia-North Carolina border. Living...
Governments Can Learn From Firestone Tires How to Stop Ebola In Africa
When it comes to Ebola, the rubber met the road at the Firestone rubber plantation in Harbel, Liberia.
Harbel is a company town made up...
Principal Fires Security Guards to Hire Art Teachers — and Transforms School
A school constructed in 2003 for children in Roxbury, Mass., was already mired in violence and failure when principal Andrew Bott showed up in...
Trucker Convoy Brings Donated Hay to Oregon Ranches Devastated by Fires
Massive wildfires have blackened about a million acres in southeast Oregon, killing countless cattle and horses and leaving no grazing land for struggling ranches...
12-year-old Girl Fires Perfect Game Against Boys
A baseball first in Bayonne, New Jersey: A 12-year-old, Mackenzie Brown, is the first girl in Bayonne Little League history to throw a...
Generosity Shines Through Australian Fires
In Australia, amidst a tale of such overwhelming loss, a result of the worst wildfires ever, the basic goodness of the human spirit shines...
Koala Stories Warm Hearts After Deadly Aussie Fires
A love story between two badly burned koalas rescued from Australia's deadliest bushfires has provided some heart-warming relief after days of devastation and...
China Fires up Eight Biomass Plants
China has launched eight biomass plants in five leading grain-producing provinces to cut carbon dioxide emissions in electricity generation amid growing global concerns over...
Pets Remain Priority for Displaced Californians Fleeing Homes From Wildfires
"Californians who couldn't bear leaving home without their pets found shelters willing to accommodate the animals along with the people." (FoxNews) Thanks to Ed...
Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
Aerial Robot Camera Helps to Fight Fires
It may look like an invention straight out of a science-fiction film, but a new remote-controlled helicopter robot is the latest gadget being used...
Boeing 747 Transformed to Fight Fires
A Boeing 747 aircraft that has been transformed into a fire fighting prototype is on a mission to win approval from federal aviation authorities....
Australian Vintners Donate Grapes to Winery Torched in Brush Fires
Wineries in Australia rallied to support a fellow vintner whose crop had been destroyed by regional bushfires. Ten thousand dollars in grapes were donated...