USA WILDFIRE UPDATE, 11-11-24

ARSONISTS ARRESTED
​It's not climate change!

Researchers: 90+% of ALL US wildfires human-caused
11-11-24, It's not chains dragging on highway, campfires left unattended, lightning strikes or climate change ... human arsonists are deliberately setting forests on fire. Only a few diabolical humans have been caught and prosecuted.
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11-8-24, APNews -- Southern California: 'Mountain Fire' wildfire has destroyed 132 structures; it started Wednesday, 11-6-24 morning in Ventura County and has grown only at 5% containment. Its cause has not been determined. Some 10,000 people have been evacuated. Thursday as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some 3,500 structures in suburban neighborhoods, ranches and agricultural areas around Camarillo in Ventura County. The fire swiftly grew from less than half a square mile to more than 16 square miles in little more than five hours and by Thursday, 11-7-24 evening it was at appx 32 square miles. California is in a state of emergency. https://apnews.com/article/california-mountain-fire-winds-los-angeles-e89f8cad94f132c9700180025e5b05f
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NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY WILDFIRES
11-8-24, APNews - A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday. The blaze, known as the Jennings Creek wildfire, has burned more than 3,000 acres (1,214 hectares) as of Monday, according to the New Jersey forest fire service. New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it has responded to 537 wildfires burning a total of 4,500 acres in the state. The cause remains under investigation, FDNY said. More from https://nypost.com/2024/11/09/us-news/nj-wildfire-sends-smoke-billowing-into-nyc-as-crews-battle-multiple-blazes/
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New Jersey Forest Fire cause: A man has been charged...
11-10-24, CNN -- The firing of this type of incendiary or tracer ammunition is prohibited in New Jersey, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/10/us/new-jersey-forest-fire-cause/index.html

   Multiple arsonists arrested for Canada wildfires...
    6-8-23, worldtribune.com --“Several arsonists have been arrested in the past weeks in different provinces for lighting forest fires,” https://www.worldtribune.com/multiple-arsonists-arrested-for-canada-wildfires-biden-trudeau-media-blame-climate-change/

California: Man charged with setting massive Yosemite park fire initially blamed on climate change
6-18-23, NYPost -- A 71-year-old man has been arrested for starting a devastating massive forest fire in Yosemite National Park that was previously thought to have been caused by climate change that destroyed 100 homes. Edward Wackerman of Mariposa, The fire injured three firefighters, burned 19,244 acres (30 square miles, 77 square kilometers) of land and destroyed 127 homes and 66 outbuildings ... More here: https://apnews.com/article/california-deadly-forest-fire-arson-arrest-a134175f355c70edf906d5ec3209f58c

Arsonists arrested for setting rural fires...
9-27-20, NaturalNews -- This is the second time state troopers arrested a suspected arsonist this week as destructive wildfires from California creep through parts of Washington. [..] Oregon, another west coast state battling raging wildfires, has received similar reports of suspected arson cases.  Every fire is investigated for the possibility of arson ... detectives from the state fire marshal's office and investigators of the Almeda fire treated the blaze as suspicious. As arson investigators probe into the suspicious origins of a devastating wildfire, dubbed the Almeda fire, that began in Ashland. It burned about 600 homes and claimed two lives.  https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-09-27-police-arrest-suspected-arsonists-washington-state-wildfires.html

Four Arrested for Arson as Democrats Blame Wildfires on Climate Change...
9-12-20, Breitbart -- Four Arrested for Arson on the West Coast,  two  in connection with the fires in Washington.  Jeffrey Alan Acord is a “regular attendee at Seattle ‘defund police’ rallies.” He's facing charges for allegedly breaking into a gas station - witnesses reported that they watched the man walk into a field carrying a lighter and cardboard. Jacob Altona, 28, has also been arrested in connection to arson. Additionally, Anita Esquivel, 37, has been arrested for deliberately setting fires in California. Firefighters battle dozens of blazes across the West Coast. One of the arrestees is Michael Jarrod Bakkela, 41, has been accused of sparking the massive Almeda fire. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/12/four-arrested-for-arson-on-the-west-coast-one-a-regular-attendee-of-anti-cop-rallies-in-seattle/

11-11-24, Source of current map:
https://apnews.com/article/california-mountain-fire-winds-los-angeles-e89f8cad94f132c9700180025e5b05fe