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Bigger trees are more resistant to fires, so when the next fire occurs, they are more likely to survive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

If I err, and I do, my legs sometimes itch so fiercely they feel on fire and I break out in hives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Ponysaurus’s owners had agreed to let us use their building and its fire and sanitation inspections, which are required to open a private school in the Tar Heel State.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Tyler Lukrich Williams, a fire captain in Riverside County, Calif., planned for his 6-year-old to play low-cost rec ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Outside the tent is a fire pit; inside, a kerosene lamp.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Bigger trees are more resistant to fires, so when the next fire occurs, they are more likely to survive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

But local residents fear they also raise the risk of fires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

After last year’s wildfires, he returned as director of the disaster relief clinic, where he instructed students who provided pro bono legal services to victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the justice ministry to introduce the changes to the criminal law after more than 100 fires in the north-east of the country during an intense heatwave in northern Africa.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many of those who had managed to escape the flood were drenched and shivering, which made the fires that came next almost welcome.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Late last season, coach Sean McVay fired special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn, and Ben Kotwica served as interim coordinator for the final two games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The three researchers fired by OpenAI are Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni, according to the WSJ.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The average star of WWE or AEW signs on as an independent contractor, meaning they are responsible for their own health insurance and are subject to being fired for nearly any cause.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Thousands were fired and departments were shuttered, leaving chaos everywhere.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Maybe even prevent our dads from getting fired in the first place.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

"Let's not pull any punches here. I'm firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I'm 38 years young."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Leon Jaworski took over the probe after Nixon ordered Cox’s firing in the infamous “Saturday Night Massacre.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The one silver lining is that businesses aren’t firing many people, either: Layoffs are near a record low, and show no sign of rising.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The firing, announced in a three-paragraph statement, comes less than 24 hours after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to FC Dallas dropped the team to sixth in the Western Conference table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

With a grin and a mock obeisance, Heqet began to arrange logs in the firing box, and Ranofer used his moment of leisure to watch the work going on around him.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw