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Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 18m ago
130 distinct posts / 48h, matching Canada 137 Crews 33
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49m ago Wildfires tear through northwest. “In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in British Columbia.... crews in Washington have been fighting three wil… ×2 -7.0
5h ago Crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across the U.S. as new blazes emerge - USA TODAY -5.5
6h ago As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com -4.5
9h ago 📰 UPDATE: Fire crews contained a 20-acre brush fire near Sierra Highway in Santa Clarita Monday morning. · follow live: https://gtla.live/i/swarm-sylmar-a480a?src=story +2.0
10h ago Spokane crews gain ground as wildfires continue to spark in the Western US and Canada - tinyurl.com/7z248cys ×2 +2.0
12h ago Kentucky forestry crews continue to assist with Washington state wildfire: https://www.wkyt.com/2026/08/10/kentucky-forestry-crews-continue-assist-with-washington-state-wildfire/  +3.0
13h ago Check out this article from azcentral: As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US www.azcentral.com/story/news/n... -4.0
13h ago As nearly 100 large wildfires burn across the U.S., the nation’s firefighting system is shifting crews and equipment among some of the country’s most dangerous fires while officials contend with he… -4.0
14h ago As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US: As of August 9, the National Interagency Fire Center reported 183 active wildfires burning across the United States, with firefigh… -6.0
16h ago Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada www.npr.org/2026/08/09/n... At least Carney didn't mean mouth the US for our smoke drifting into Canada like obnoxious dumbass Trump did Canada ×2 -5.0
18h ago Fire danger continued in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada over the weekend, posing challenging conditions for crews battling to keep destructive blazes from spreading across the region with… ×2 -7.5
21h ago As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US The National Interagency Fire Center reported 183 wildfires burning across the US, including 8 large new ones. USA TODAY: apple.new… -6.5
21h ago As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US - USA Today #News #USAToday -2.0
1d ago Fire crews achieved a quick knockdown, containing the brush fire before it could spread. www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/mis... +4.5
1d ago In the US, crews in Washington that have been fighting three wildfires that began burning in the Spokane area for over a week continued clean-up near containment lines. -1.5
1d ago Crews fighting three wildfires in the Spokane area continued “mop-up operations” on Sunday near containment lines. https://www.koin.com/news/national/wildfires-burn-across-western-us-and-canada-as-… ×2 -1.0
1d ago 🚨 Story update: Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada Focus shifted from American risk mapping to active firefighting in both regio… Now corroborated by 2 independent sources. Full tim… ×2 -3.0
1d ago A brush fire burned about 40 acres above Burbank before crews stopped its spread Saturday. +1.5
1d ago "There were 183 NEW fires, including 8 large ones, across the US since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported. 30,000+ personnel w 640+ crews assigned to the fires. Firefighters we… ×2 -6.0
1d ago Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada - NPR #USNews #Politics #NationalNews ×2 -3.0
1d ago A garbage fire at a Waste Management facility near Hillsboro, Oregon, ignited a 25-acre brush fire on Saturday. Fire crews stopped the spread of both fires and protected nearby homes. One minor inj… +2.5
1d ago Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1-5926463/western-us-wildfires-canada-utah?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon ×2 -4.0
1d ago Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada : NPR www.npr.org/2026/08/09/n... ×2 -4.0
1d ago Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada https://www.npr.org/2026/08/09/nx-s1... ×2 -4.0
1d ago [NPR] CREWS BATTLE WILDFIRES IN WESTERN U.S. AND CANADA ×2 -5.0
1d ago The Widemouth 2 Fire grew by 3,651 acres since yesterday as firefighters worked to keep the fire from crossing Interstate 70. https://kutv.com/news/wildfire/widemouth-2-fire-expands-as-crews-work-… -5.0
1d ago “If we had not moved some of our responders and the hand crews out, they would have been trapped by the fire as well. It was not an easy choice, but … they were able to determine that if we had not… -1.5
1d ago A large Utah wildfire kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash on Saturday as other fires burned across several Western states. https://www.kfyrtv.com/2… -3.5
1d ago A large Utah wildfire kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash Saturday... https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-dangerous-wildfire-keeps-crews-from-… -5.0
1d ago Dangerous Wildfire Keeps Crews from Reaching Helicopter Crash in Utah -7.5

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T2 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_active kazu.org raging, displaced, urgent
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fear
T3 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_active northernpublicradio.org smoke-choked, anxious, urgent
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fear
T3 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_active ypradio.org smoky, urgent, perilous
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fear