Toward home. Our goal is to just hold it back. We dont want it to get any closer to these homes than it did yesterday. Reporter yesterday, fueled by the wind, the fire took an unexpected and ferocious turn when it moved into town, destroying at least 175 structures in just mere hours, including deenewell ses. We just had the house remodeled. Burnt to the ground. She did not have time to evacuate her horse. She was relieved when she saw a photo of her house on facebook this morning. We confirmed that her horse survived. She is alive, but they wont let us in to get her. Reporter firefighters say it is too dangerous to let home owners back in. They say the fire is still too unpredictable. Theres still potential the fire could shift. Theres still hot spots and power lines down. Reporter but some residents never left. This man has been keeping a close eye on his house since the fire broke out. Its my house. I do what i can to save my house until the very last minute. Yesterday we thought we
About this time last year in middletown, if youll recall. Entire neighborhoods in ash and rubble. So far, at least 175 structures have been destroyed. Theyre still trying to tally up how many homes are included in that 175. Another 1,500 homes or structures are being threatened. There is no back to school. The School District has canceled all classes this week. The fire is burning right in the area where the three other fires burned last year. We have team coverage. Jodi, well start with you. Lets start with the actual firefight. Whats the biggest challenge that youre hearing there along the fire lines . Reporter well, the biggest challenge has been the wind. It just makes the fire incredibly unpredictable. Were standing near one of the many, many houses that have been destroyed by this fire. This house here used to be a twostory victorian. Im told it was built in the 1800s. While the house did not make it, miraculously the homeowners horse did. As we pan over here, you can see dakota
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Swim Ireland and RNLI team up for virtual open water series
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Swim Ireland has teamed up with the RNLI to offer a series of Open Water information and safety webinars, responding to the huge increase in new winter open water swimmers.
After a successful pilot in December, RNLI Water Safety Lead Kevin Rahill will host Weather and Waves later this month, and Tides and Currents next month, with both webinars open to all and all proceeds going to support the RNLI’s Volunteer Lifeboat Crews.
This is the first of many initiatives set to be rolled out this year as the partnership between Swim Ireland and the RNLI grows.