| Unhealthy Air Expected to Continue as Wildfires, Winds Persist | | After months of following shelter-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bay Area residents now have another reason to stay inside: dangerously poor air quality from a series of wildfires, which continue to burn out of control. | | |
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| Bay Area Fires: Where to Find Essential Information | | An updated list of conditions and evacuation information for three major groups of fires burning in and around the Bay Area, including the LNU Complex, SCU Complex and CZU Complex. | | |
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| Map: Here's Your Current Air Quality Report for the Bay Area | | Air quality in your area and what it means for your health. | | |
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| See Where Wildfires Are Burning in California | | A map, updated hourly, of active wildfires in California. | | |
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| | | IFPTE Local 21 | The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 21 is a union representing more than 11,000 public workers across the Bay Area. Essential workers in IFPTE Local 21 demonstrate that public services are the bedrock of our communities.
IFPTE Local 21: Serving the public. Champions for our communities. |
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| Live Updates: Tens of Thousands Forced to Evacuate as Wildfires Rage From North Bay to Peninsula | | A spate of wildfires sparked by lightning over the weekend continue to burn out of control across vast expanses of the outer Bay Area. | | |
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| Older and Overlooked | | A KQED investigation found that California is ill-prepared to protect the nearly 2 million older people living in areas where wildfire is a formidable threat. | | |
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| What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck's Back? | | Ducks and geese spend a lot of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming – and a little styling wax from a hidden spot on their back side – maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and dry in frigid waters. | | |
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