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Recent Examples of forest fireThe inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
What began as a small brush fire on federal land soon roared into an inferno that would later reignite as the Palisades Fire, scorching more than 200 acres across the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
All evacuation orders and warnings were lifted Thursday afternoon after firefighters stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that broke out east of Ramona, Cal Fire officials said.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
The result is transportive and layered, full of woods, smoke, herbal tinges, and a distant campfire on a crisp fall evening.
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Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Tell these jokes to your kids before trick-or-treating, around the campfire at a backyard Halloween party, or write them inside cards to share with at school on October 31.
Furious that everyone else had seen this, Leo jumped down from the flatbed trailer, tossed his guitar into the bonfire, and stormed off into the woods.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
When the sun began to set, fireworks, bonfires, and candles were lit throughout the city.
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