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Today — 3 September 2025Main stream

Wildfire Destroys Buildings in Gold Rush Town of Chinese Camp

3 September 2025 at 22:36
Fires, likely sparked by lightning strikes that hit California early Tuesday, razed over 12,000 acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, officials said.

© Noah Berger/Associated Press

The 6-5 Fire burned across a road in Chinese Camp, a community in Tuolumne County, Calif., on Tuesday.

The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic

After making millions in a job he came to hate, Jonathan Kleisner joined the Fire Department as a rookie paramedic at the age of 41. Now he’s determined to be the best rescue medic anywhere.

© Sean Jackson for The New York Times

Before yesterdayMain stream

In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

1 September 2025 at 17:02
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

© Jesse Winter for The New York Times

Recreational vehicles in the fire-affected Jasper National Park last month in Alberta, Canada.
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