how many wildland firefighters died in 2018?
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Fires and explosions claimed the lives of 25 firefighters last year, with more than half (13) occurring at structure fires, 10 on wildland fires, one at a vehicle fire, and one at a gas line explosion. Eight of the deaths were in one- or two-family dwellings, one of which was under construction.
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In total, 86 workers died in 2019, a 23 percent increase over the previous year. This is at sharp odds with the Labor Ministry's work plan for 2019, which set a goal of reducing deaths from work accidents by 10 percent.
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In what has been a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious bush fire season so far, for the first time this season all bush and grass fires in NSW are now contained. The announcement comes after months of fires in Australia left at least 28 people dead, about 3,000 homes destroyed and up to 1 billion animals affected.
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As of 9 March 2020, the fires burnt an estimated 18.6 million hectares (46 million acres; 186,000 square kilometres; 72,000 square miles), destroyed over 5,900 buildings (including 2,779 homes) and killed at least 34 people.
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Since 2002, almost two out of every three firefighters who died in the line of duty died of cancer, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters.
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In all, there are six wildfires burning in Southern California. About 8,500 firefighters are battling the fires, which have collectively burned 175,000 acres. “We're facing a new reality in this state, where fires threatened people's lives, their properties, their neighborhoods and billions and billions of dollars.
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173 people died (including two firefighters) 2,055 houses were destroyed and. over 400,000 hectares of land were burned.
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Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's devastating wildfires in 2019 and 2020, according to a new report, with experts calling it "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history".
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One firefighter has died and tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate because of wildfires raging across Australia on Monday. The total number of firefighters killed across Australia is now 10, as high temperatures and winds drive the blazes across the dry landscape.
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2017: In 2017 there were 71,499 wildfires, compared to 65,575 wildfires in 2016, according to the NIFC. ... From October 6 to October 25, eight counties in Northern California were hit by a devastating wildfire outbreak that caused at least 23 fatalities, burned 245,000 acres and destroyed more than 8,700 structures.
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Total Of 6 Firefighters Have Been Killed Battling Calif. Wildfires State fire officials say another firefighter has died battling wildfires in Northern California. Monday's death occurred at the site of the Mendocino Complex Fire north of San Francisco.
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Six Worcester firefighters died battling that fire. It's also been less than a year since Worcester firefighter Christopher Roy died battling a five-alarm blaze — his death has been ruled a homicide.
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The plane crash and the discovery Friday evening of a body in a burnt-out house in Moruya, on the NSW South Coast, took the death toll for Australia's bushfire season to 33, including eight firefighters. NSW, with 25 fatalaties, has been the worst-affected state.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade during the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 71 people in 2017, meant that some lives that could have been saved were lost, a public inquiry has found.
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Overall, that's less than last year -- 47 officers were gunned down by the end of 2018, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. "While we're pleased to see the number of officer line-of-duty deaths has decreased so far this year, even one officer death is too many," Small said.
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The number of officers killed as a result of criminal acts in 2019 was 8 less than the 56 officers who were feloniously killed in 2018. The 5- and 10-year comparisons show an increase of 7 felonious deaths compared with the 2015 figure (41 officers) and a decrease of 7 deaths compared with 2010 data (55 officers).
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Record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. ... At least 33 people have been killed - including four firefighters - and more than 11 million hectares (110,000 sq km or 27.2 million acres) of bush, forest and parks across Australia has burned.