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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

wildfires

Israeli startup FireDome has developed a wildfire defense system. (Courtesy)
An ‘Iron Dome’ to stop wildfires: Israeli startup’s ‘FireDome’ is based on missile defense
By Sharon Wrobel
System shoots capsules of eco-friendly fire retardant to create barrier; detects and extinguishes blazes; set for testing in Israel in May, and the US in 2026
The Altadena Community Church is left damaged by the Eaton Fire, January 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 13, 2025, 12:31 am
LA fires rage on as meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in coming days
Death toll rises to 16, with another 16 people missing; reinforcements continue to arrive to battle fires, given warnings of ‘critical’ conditions
By Christopher Weber and HOLLY RAMER
Israeli startup FireDome has developed a wildfire defense system. (Courtesy)
January 12, 2025, 9:35 pm
An ‘Iron Dome’ to stop wildfires: Israeli startup’s ‘FireDome’ is based on missile defense
System shoots capsules of eco-friendly fire retardant to create barrier; detects and extinguishes blazes; set for testing in Israel in May, and the US in 2026
By Sharon Wrobel
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025 (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
January 11, 2025, 10:06 am
LA wildfires destroy multiple houses of worship, but communities vow to persevere
As synagogues, mosques and churches burn to the ground in ‘apocalyptic’ blazes, religious leaders focus on congregants and helping those who have lost everything
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and Peter Smith
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies stand near the destroyed Altadena Community Church, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (AP/Chris Pizzello)
January 10, 2025, 12:28 am
California firefighters make some progress, but largest fires remain out of control
LA official ‘hopeful that the tide is turning,’ as Hollywood Hills area sees evacuation order lifted; 20 arrested for looting; blazes have left 5 dead, destroyed 45 square miles
By Christopher Weber, JULIE WATSON and John Seewer
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center smolders after burning in the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, January 8, 2025. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via JTA)
January 9, 2025, 9:35 pm
Deadly LA wildfires rip through Jewish communities, sparking action amid ashes
Congregants rescue 13 Torah scrolls from burning synagogue, as pop-up bagel shop partners with World Central Kitchen on relief effort; firefighters report hydrants short of water
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Beach front homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California, January 8, 2025. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
January 9, 2025, 12:27 pm
Devastated Jewish communities rally to support members as California wildfires rage on
Leaders strive to bring comfort as many families lose homes; among wider population, five die, 1,900 buildings destroyed; some hydrants run dry as emergency services overwhelmed
By Kelly Hartog and Agencies
Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 8, 2025, 10:36 pm
Thousands flee as Los Angeles wildfires burn out of control, destroy homes
Some 1,000 structures destroyed, LA fire chief says, as sheriff, ordering 70,000 to evacuate, says force ‘prioritizing life over everything else’; more than 180,000 lose power
By jaimie ding, Christopher Weber and JULIE WATSON
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025 (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
January 8, 2025, 12:36 pm
‘It is crazy’: Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos
US authorities issue evacuation orders to 30,000 residents; Chabad center damaged; several said injured; senior living center evacuated as embers fall around people in wheelchairs
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Damage is seen caused to a school in Kibuutz Dafna by a rocket launched from Lebanon, June 21, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
July 21, 2024, 7:20 pm
Rockets hit empty school, preschool in north after IDF strikes arms depot in Lebanon
No injuries in Hezbollah attacks on evacuated communities; Lebanese media report massive secondary explosions after strikes on arms cache
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A fire at an olive grove at the base of the Tel Gezer National Park, September 16, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Services)
September 16, 2023, 4:39 pm
Hikers cleared from archaeological site after fire breaks out in nearby olive grove
Firefighting teams prevent blaze from reaching Tel Gezer, which suffered minor damage in inferno last year; no reports of injuries
By Michael Horovitz
A wildfire in Avantas, near Alexandroupolis, in the northeastern Evros region of Greece, August 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)
August 23, 2023, 3:59 am
Firefighters in Greece find the bodies of 18 people in area burned by major wildfire
Fatalities are believed to be migrants who crossed border from Turkey, as dozens of fires ravage Greek countryside and other parts of southern Europe
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and Elena Becatoros
Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)
August 22, 2023, 10:24 am
Two dead as wildfires continue to spread across Greece
High winds and temperatures expected to persist until Friday as blazes rampage across islands and north of Athens
By AFP
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above houses in West Kelowna, British Columbia, August 18, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
August 19, 2023, 3:13 am
Thousands flee huge wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories
Yellowknife residents escape hundreds of miles through fire zones to safety as worst fire season in Canadian history rages unabated
By TAMMY WEBBER and JIM MORRIS
This handout image courtesy of the US Army shows combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery elements conducting search operations of areas damaged by wildfires in Lahaina Town destroyed in the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Foster / DVIDS / AFP)
August 17, 2023, 3:47 am
Biden to visit Hawaii as wildfire death toll hits 110 and is expected to keep rising
First victims of tragedy publicly identified; forensic experts, some of whom worked in 9/11, fly to Maui to help identify remains, but some are charred beyond recognition
By Patrick Fallon
Destroyed homes and cars are shown, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
August 15, 2023, 8:46 am
Death toll in Hawaii fires rises to 99, and likely to increase, say officials
Historic town of Lahaine almost entirely destroyed by fires that originated in Maui; only about 25% of area covered so far by cadaver dogs and searchers
By CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and Christopher Weber
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