Burn it first. That deprives wildfires of the fuel they need to grow big and dangerous
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Good Fire Alliance volunteers Joe Plaugher (left) and Devyn Friedfel start a prescribed burn in dry brush in Healdsburg.Alvin A.H. Jornada / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Barb Stuckey watches from her deck as crews strategically set fire to thick vegetation on her 10-acre property along Chemise Road in Healdsburg.Photos by Alvin A.H. Jornada / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Healdsburg firefighter Hector Madrigal keeps flames at bay as they approach Barb Stuckey’s home during a preventative vegetation burn in Healdsburg.Alvin A.H. Jornada / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A preliminary 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck early Friday in Mendocino County, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake, which shook at about 4:18 a.m., was centered about 27 miles north of Ukiah in the Mendocino National Forest, the USGS said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
No other information was immediately available. Updates to come.
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Latest: 500,000 people in Oregon forced to flee wildfires
September 10, 2020 GMT
5:25 p.m.
SALEM, Ore. Authorities in Oregon now say more than 500,000 people statewide have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires.
The latest figures from Thursday evening come from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. That’s over 10% of the state’s 4.2 million population.
More than 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) have burned this week in the state. Authorities say the wildfire activity was particularly acute Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon as hot, windy conditions continued.
At a news conference Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown said there have been fatalities but the exact number is not yet known. There have been at least three reported fire deaths in the state.
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Robotic surgery saves lives and restores hope for esophageal cancer patients
Connie Way came from the Midwest to San Francisco in the late 1960s, landing a job as a telephone operator for Pacific Bell. There, she met her husband, Bill, and together they raised two sons. Her life was full and exciting, and when retirement came it read almost like a storybook. The couple moved to Stonyford, at the edge of the Mendocino National Forest, embracing a slower pace of life. Connie Way is fighting esophageal cancer with the support of her son Eric Way and UC Davis oncology surgeons.
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