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arrived quickly, they had a very quick response to this fire. that s why the fire was so bad. now, many questions remain to be answered. there will be some test burns conducted by the a.t.f. there will be some reconstructions of the home. but what we are told is that a christmas tree this big, this old, would burst into huge flames in a matter of just seconds. the fire officials tell us today that they believe that from the outset when there was some sort of a spark that touched off the fire until the point when it became unsurvivorable was a matter of perhaps just two minutes. in millersville brad bell abc 7 news. just so tragic. brad, thank you. and one more note here the university of maryland s james clark school of engineering recently conducted a study on christmas tree fires. and it included some video right here. they determined that fires involving christmas trees are three to four times as deadly as a typical house fire. that s because it s typical six can be comp

Grey Bears celebrates 50 years

Hundreds gathered in Watsonville Plaza on a sunny Saturday to celebrate local nonprofit Grey Bears and its 50 years of serving seniors and the entire Santa Cruz County community.

An explainer of flood watch and warning designations

Storm disaster declaration extended, Newton tree limb cleanup complete

Harvey County can now send tornado warnings, and others, by text

A project announced last year by Harvey County Emergency Management, hampered by COVID-19, has come to fruition.  The county announced July 6 the launch of an emergency notification system by Everbridge an online system that can send weather and other alerts to cell phones and other devices.  “Today we make our decisions based on just-in-time information. We live in a world where current, accurate information is vital for work, home and recreation,” said Harvey County Emergency Management Director Gary Denny. “Accurate and timely information is vital to enhance the safety of our community.” A similar system is in use by the City of Newton those who sign up get text messages for weather events, Amber Alerts and other emergencies. The county system will not  replace the system already in place for the city of Newton.