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NIFC raises national wildfire status to PL 4 after three firefighters die in Colorado-Utah burnover; dangerous heat wave builds across central and eastern U.S. · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Tuesday,
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  June
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  30,
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  2026
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  and
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  today's
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  episode
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  is
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  sponsored
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  by
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  the
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  NIM
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  store.
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  Wildfire
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  is
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  the
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  dominant
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  national
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  story
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  the
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  center
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  raised
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  the
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  national
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  preparedness
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  level
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  to
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  Preparedness
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  Level
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  4
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  effective
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  7:30am
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  MDT
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  Monday,
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  June
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  29,
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  citing
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  significant
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  activity
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  across
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  multiple
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  geographic
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  areas
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  and
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  a
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  high
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  potential
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  for
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  new
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  large
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  fires.
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  NIFC
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  reports
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  52
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  active
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  large
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  fires
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  burning
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  about
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  465,189
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  acres
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  across
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  nine
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  states
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  with
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  extremely
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  critical
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  fire
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  Weather
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  forecast
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  for
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  the
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  Southern
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  intermountain,
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  West
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  and
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  Four
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  Corners
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  where
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  southwesterly
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  winds
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  gust
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  30
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  to
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  60mAh
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  against
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  relative
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  humidity
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  of
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  5
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  to
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  15%.
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  The
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  fire
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  community
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  is
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  also
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  grieving
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  a
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  line
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  of
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  duty
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  tragedy.
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  Three
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  federal
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  wildland
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  firefighters
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  identify
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  identified
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  as
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  Emily
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  Barker,
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  Nick
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  Hutcherson
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  and
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  Sidney
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  Watson
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  died
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  Saturday,
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  June
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  27
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  in
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  a
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  burnover
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  on
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  the
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  Knowles
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  Fire
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  along
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  the
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  Colorado
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  Utah
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  border
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  and
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  two
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  others
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  were
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  injured
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  and
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  hospitalized.
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  A
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  dangerous
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  long
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  duration
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  heat
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  wave
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  is
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  building
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  across
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  the
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  central
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  and
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  eastern
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  United
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  States.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  has
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  extreme
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  heat
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  warnings,
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  watches
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  and
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  heat
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  advisories
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  posted
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  across
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  large
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  parts
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  of
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  the
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  Midwest
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  and
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  Northeast,
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  Southeast
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  and
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  Central
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  states,
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  with
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  the
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  most
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  dangerous
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  conditions
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  expected
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  to
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  peak
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  around
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  the
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  July
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  3rd
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  and
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  4th
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  holiday
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  weekend
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  and
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  limited
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  overnight
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  cooling.
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  Adding
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  cumulative
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  stress,
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  several
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  governors
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  are
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  activating
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  heat
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  operations.
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  Connecticut's
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  Extreme
• 1:38
  Hot
• 1:39
  Weather
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  Protocol
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  runs
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  from
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  midday
• 1:40
  Tuesday
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  through
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  Sunday,
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  July
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  5,
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  and
• 1:43
  New
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  York
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  is
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  urging
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  residents
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  to
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  prepare
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  for
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  multiple
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  days
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  of
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  extreme
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  heat
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  alongside
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  an
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  air
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  quality
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  advisory
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  for
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  the
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  New
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  York
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  City
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  metro.
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  In
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  the
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  tropics
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  and
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  offshore,
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  the
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  National
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  Hurricane
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  center
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  gives
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  an
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  eastern
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  Pacific
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  tropical
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  wave
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  southwest
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  of
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  Baja
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  California
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  a
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  medium
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  chance
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  of
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  forming
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  a
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  tropical
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  depression
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  by
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  mid
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  week,
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  while
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  a
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  disorganized
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  Atlantic
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  system
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  off
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  the
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  southeastern
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  US
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  coast
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  carries
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  only
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  a
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  low
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  formation
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  chance
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  off
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  the
• 2:10
  West
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  Coast,
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  a
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  magnitude5.5
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  earthquake
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  struck
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  the
• 2:13
  Pacific
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  roughly
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  135
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  miles
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  west
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  of
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  Bandon,
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  Oregon
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  on
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  on
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  June
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  29,
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  the
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  USGS
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  issued
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  a
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  green
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  alert
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  indicating
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  no
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  significant
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  damage
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  or
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  casualties
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  are
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  expected.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states.
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  Alaska
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  Alaska
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  is
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  carrying
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  the
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  heaviest
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  fire
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  load
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  in
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  the
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  country
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  with
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  12
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  large
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  fires
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  and
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  about
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  10,210
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  acres,
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  including
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  two
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  new
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  starts,
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  the
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  Killoo
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  Siktok
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  and
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  mud
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  fires
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  in
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  the
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  Galena
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  zone.
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  Most
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  incidents
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  remain
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  at
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  low
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  containment.
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  Arizona
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  the
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  pocket
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  fire
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  between
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  Sedona
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  and
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  Flagstaff
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  has
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  grown
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  rapidly
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  with
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  local
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  reporting
• 2:48
  placing
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  it
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  above
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  11,000
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  acres
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  after
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  a
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  major
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  run
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  to
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  the
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  north.
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  NIFC's
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  June
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  28
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  situation
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  report
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  listed
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  it
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  at
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  1,512
• 2:58
  acres
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  at
• 2:59
  0%
• 2:59
  containment,
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  reflecting
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  how
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  quickly.
• 3:01
  Conditions
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  have
• 3:02
  changed.
• 3:03
  Kachina
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  Village,
• 3:04
  Forest,
• 3:05
  Highlands
• 3:05
  and
• 3:05
  parts
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  of
• 3:06
  Oak
• 3:06
  Creek
• 3:06
  Canyon
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  are
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  in
• 3:07
  set.
• 3:08
  Be
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  ready
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  to
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  leave.
• 3:09
  Evacuation
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  status
• 3:10
  Sections
• 3:11
  of
• 3:11
  State
• 3:11
  Route
• 3:11
  89A
• 3:12
  and
• 3:12
  Woody
• 3:13
  Mountain
• 3:13
  Road
• 3:13
  are
• 3:13
  closed
• 3:14
  and
• 3:15
  smoke
• 3:15
  is
• 3:15
  degrading
• 3:16
  air
• 3:16
  quality
• 3:16
  and
• 3:16
  Flagstaff
• 3:17
  under
• 3:17
  an
• 3:17
  ozone
• 3:18
  alert.
• 3:19
  The
• 3:19
  Whitetail
• 3:20
  and
• 3:20
  Flat
• 3:20
  fires
• 3:21
  also
• 3:21
  remain
• 3:21
  active
• 3:22
  on
• 3:22
  tribal
• 3:22
  lands.
• 3:24
  Colorado
• 3:24
  the
• 3:25
  Snyder
• 3:25
  fire
• 3:26
  near
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  Colorado
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  Utah
• 3:27
  border,
• 3:28
  formed
• 3:28
  when
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  Knolls
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  and
• 3:29
  Gore
• 3:29
  fires
• 3:30
  merged,
• 3:31
  is
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  site
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  Saturday's
• 3:32
  fatal
• 3:32
  burnover
• 3:34
  and
• 3:34
  remains
• 3:34
  a
• 3:34
  priority
• 3:35
  incident
• 3:35
  at
• 3:36
  very
• 3:36
  low
• 3:36
  containment,
• 3:37
  with
• 3:37
  evacuation
• 3:38
  warnings
• 3:38
  reported
• 3:39
  for
• 3:39
  smaller
• 3:39
  communities
• 3:40
  in
• 3:40
  Mesa
• 3:40
  county.
• 3:41
  Crews
• 3:42
  continue
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  face
• 3:43
  critical
• 3:43
  fire
• 3:43
  weather
• 3:44
  across
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  Western
• 3:45
  Slope.
• 3:46
  Connecticut
• 3:47
  governor
• 3:47
  Ned
• 3:48
  Lamont
• 3:48
  has
• 3:48
  activated
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  state's
• 3:49
  extreme
• 3:50
  hot
• 3:50
  weather
• 3:50
  protocol
• 3:51
  from
• 3:51
  noon
• 3:51
  Tuesday
• 3:53
  through
• 3:54
  at
• 3:54
  least
• 3:54
  6pm
• 3:55
  Sunday,
• 3:55
  July
• 3:56
  5,
• 3:56
  opening
• 3:57
  cooling
• 3:57
  resources
• 3:58
  and
• 3:58
  coordinating
• 3:59
  protective
• 3:59
  services
• 4:00
  for
• 4:00
  vulnerable
• 4:01
  residents
• 4:01
  ahead
• 4:02
  of
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  holiday
• 4:02
  weekend.
• 4:03
  Heat
• 4:03
  PEAK
• 4:05
  Florida
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  Rookery
• 4:06
  fire
• 4:06
  at
• 4:07
  Lake
• 4:07
  Woodruff
• 4:07
  national
• 4:08
  wildlife
• 4:08
  refuge
• 4:09
  about
• 4:09
  3
• 4:10
  miles
• 4:10
  northwest
• 4:10
  of
• 4:11
  DeLand,
• 4:12
  is
• 4:12
  listed
• 4:12
  at
• 4:12
  roughly
• 4:13
  4,700
• 4:14
  acres
• 4:14
  and
• 4:14
  60%
• 4:15
  contained,
• 4:16
  with
• 4:16
  no
• 4:17
  expansion
• 4:17
  reported.
• 4:18
  Idaho
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  Shingle
• 4:19
  Creek
• 4:20
  fire
• 4:20
  southwest
• 4:20
  of
• 4:21
  Riggins
• 4:21
  is
• 4:21
  about
• 4:22
  614
• 4:23
  acres
• 4:23
  and
• 4:23
  36%
• 4:24
  contained.
• 4:26
  Nevada
• 4:27
  3
• 4:27
  new
• 4:27
  fire
• 4:28
  starts
• 4:28
  are
• 4:28
  reported
• 4:29
  in
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  eastern
• 4:29
  part
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  state,
• 4:31
  including
• 4:31
  the
• 4:32
  Dry
• 4:32
  Canyon
• 4:32
  and
• 4:33
  Parsnip
• 4:33
  Peak
• 4:33
  fires
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  Lincoln
• 4:34
  county
• 4:35
  near
• 4:35
  Pioche.
• 4:36
  The
• 4:36
  Cumeva
• 4:37
  fire
• 4:37
  in
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  Winnemucca
• 4:38
  District
• 4:38
  is
• 4:38
  listed
• 4:39
  at
• 4:39
  full
• 4:39
  containment.
• 4:41
  New
• 4:41
  Mexico
• 4:42
  Three
• 4:42
  large
• 4:42
  fires
• 4:43
  remain
• 4:43
  active,
• 4:44
  including
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  McAuley
• 4:45
  Springs
• 4:45
  fire
• 4:46
  on
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  Santa
• 4:46
  Fe
• 4:46
  National
• 4:47
  Forest
• 4:47
  near
• 4:47
  jimes
• 4:48
  springs
• 4:48
  at
• 4:49
  0%
• 4:49
  containment
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  the
• 4:51
  Canyon
• 4:51
  Venado
• 4:51
  fire
• 4:52
  near
• 4:52
  Klein's
• 4:53
  corner
• 4:53
  at
• 4:53
  50%.
• 4:55
  New
• 4:56
  York
• 4:57
  State
• 4:57
  leadership
• 4:58
  is
• 4:58
  urging
• 4:58
  residents
• 4:58
  to
• 4:59
  prepare
• 4:59
  for
• 4:59
  several
• 5:00
  days
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  extreme
• 5:01
  heat,
• 5:01
  and
• 5:02
  an
• 5:02
  air
• 5:02
  quality
• 5:02
  health
• 5:03
  advisory
• 5:03
  for
• 5:03
  ozone
• 5:04
  is
• 5:04
  in
• 5:04
  effect
• 5:04
  for
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  New
• 5:05
  York
• 5:05
  City
• 5:05
  metro
• 5:06
  region.
• 5:07
  Cooling
• 5:07
  and
• 5:07
  check
• 5:08
  in
• 5:08
  resources
• 5:08
  are
• 5:08
  being
• 5:09
  emphasized
• 5:09
  as
• 5:09
  the
• 5:10
  heat
• 5:10
  wave
• 5:10
  builds.
• 5:12
  North
• 5:13
  Carolina
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  Rose
• 5:14
  Bay
• 5:14
  Canal
• 5:14
  Fire
• 5:14
  about
• 5:15
  10
• 5:15
  miles
• 5:15
  southwest
• 5:16
  of
• 5:16
  Fairfield
• 5:17
  is
• 5:17
  listed
• 5:17
  at
• 5:18
  662
• 5:19
  acres
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  83%
• 5:20
  contained.
• 5:22
  Oregon
• 5:23
  A
• 5:23
  magnitude
• 5:23
  5.5
• 5:24
  earthquake
• 5:25
  struck
• 5:25
  offshore
• 5:26
  roughly
• 5:26
  135
• 5:27
  miles
• 5:27
  west
• 5:28
  of
• 5:28
  Bandon
• 5:28
  on
• 5:29
  June
• 5:29
  29.
• 5:30
  The
• 5:30
  USGS
• 5:31
  Green
• 5:31
  alert
• 5:31
  indicates
• 5:32
  no
• 5:32
  significant
• 5:33
  damage
• 5:33
  or
• 5:33
  casualties
• 5:34
  are
• 5:34
  expected
• 5:34
  and
• 5:35
  no
• 5:35
  tsunami
• 5:36
  messaging
• 5:36
  was
• 5:36
  issued.
• 5:37
  Utah
• 5:39
  Three
• 5:39
  large
• 5:39
  fires
• 5:40
  are
• 5:40
  active,
• 5:41
  including
• 5:41
  two
• 5:41
  new
• 5:42
  the
• 5:42
  Babylon
• 5:43
  fire
• 5:43
  southwest
• 5:44
  of
• 5:44
  Monticello
• 5:45
  and
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  Wild
• 5:45
  Goose
• 5:46
  Fire
• 5:46
  east
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  holden,
• 5:47
  both
• 5:47
  at
• 5:47
  0%
• 5:48
  containment.
• 5:49
  The
• 5:49
  sawmill
• 5:50
  fire
• 5:50
  northwest
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  Cedar
• 5:51
  City
• 5:51
  is
• 5:52
  listed
• 5:52
  at
• 5:52
  about
• 5:52
  3,790
• 5:53
  acres
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  81%
• 5:55
  contained.
• 5:56
  The
• 5:56
  state
• 5:56
  also
• 5:57
  shares
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  Snyder
• 5:58
  fire
• 5:58
  along
• 5:58
  its
• 5:58
  eastern
• 5:59
  border
• 5:59
  with
• 5:59
  Colorado.
• 6:01
  Wyoming
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  Kinky
• 6:03
  Creek
• 6:03
  fire
• 6:03
  in
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  Gros
• 6:04
  Ventre
• 6:04
  Wilderness
• 6:05
  on
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  Bridger
• 6:05
  Teton
• 6:06
  national
• 6:06
  forest
• 6:07
  is
• 6:07
  about
• 6:07
  890
• 6:08
  acres
• 6:08
  at
• 6:09
  0%
• 6:09
  containment,
• 6:10
  burning
• 6:11
  in
• 6:11
  steep,
• 6:11
  remote
• 6:12
  terrain
• 6:12
  northwest
• 6:13
  of
• 6:13
  Cora.
• 6:14
  All
• 6:15
  other
• 6:15
  states
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  territories
• 6:16
  have
• 6:16
  no
• 6:16
  significant
• 6:17
  updates
• 6:17
  in
• 6:17
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• 6:18
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• 6:18
  24
• 6:18
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• 6:20
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• 6:20
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• 6:22
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• 6:23
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• 6:23
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• 6:23
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• 6:24
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• 6:24
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• 6:24
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• 6:24
  5am
• 6:25
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• 6:25
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• 6:26
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
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• 6:27
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• 6:28
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• 6:29
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• 6:29
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• 6:29
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