The Walt Disney Company has committed $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in response to the wildfires that continue to threaten California. The donation will provide support to firefighters on the front lines as they work to contain the … Read More
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New York Times: How to Help Those Affected by the California Fires
Three wildfires in California have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed thousands of homes. So far, 44 people have died. As of Tuesday, 125,000 acres had been burned by the fire in the northern part of the state, called … Read More
Boston Globe: Ben Affleck calls for support for firefighters battling deadly Calif. blazes
Hollywood star Ben Affleck is asking the public to support the legions of firefighters who continue to battle deadly wildfires raging in California. Affleck, a Cambridge native, made his appeal in a recent tweet, asking for donations to the California … Read More
National Geographic: Why California’s wildfires are so hard to fight
WILDFIRES CAN SPRING up anywhere that dry brush is exposed to a spark, but in California the challenge of fighting them is especially acute. “What we’re seeing now is that the fire season for the last two years has been a … Read More
NBC News: Paradise, California, lost in deadly Camp wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Linda Fisher looked out her window Thursday morning and saw the pines beyond her backyard in Paradise, California, ablaze. “That whole canyon was on fire,” the certified nursing assistant, 33, said. “When I saw the flames I … Read More