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Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 19m ago
133 distinct posts / 48h, matching Canada 139 Crews 33
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4h ago Crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across the U.S. as new blazes emerge - USA TODAY -5.5
5h 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
9h ago Spokane crews gain ground as wildfires continue to spark in the Western US and Canada - tinyurl.com/7z248cys ×2 +2.0
11h 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
12h 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
12h 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
13h 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
15h 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
17h 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
20h 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
20h ago As new blazes emerge, crews battle nearly 200 wildfires across US - USA Today #News #USAToday -2.0
23h 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
1d ago A massive Utah wildfire kept emergency crews from reaching the site of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a crewmember. The crash sparked another fire that merged with a… -7.5

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T3 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_active houstonpublicmedia.org smoky, urgent, overwhelmed
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T3 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_response wknofm.org smoky, strained, perilous
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T3 Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada wildfire_active wemu.org smoke-choked, anxious, urgent
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T3 Wildfires scorch western US and Canada wildfire_active ironmountaindailynews.com scorched, smoky, devastated
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T3 Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated wildfire_evacuation durangoherald.com displaced, anxious, smoky
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T3 Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are... wildfire_evacuation semissourian.com displaced, terrified, smoky
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