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A haze hovers over the downtown skyline from a wildfire burning in the northwest part of the state, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Atlanta. Fires, many of them suspected arsons, have prompted evacuations in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee recently. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (The Associated Press)WHAT IS THE LATEST WITH THE SOUTHERN WILDFIRES?Adam Rondeau, spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said Monday that the agency is tracking 33 wildfires totaling about 80,000 acres across the South.Rond …

You have purchased your emergency kit from 4ursurvival, congratulations!Here are a few suggestions of items to add to your kit to personalize it.To personalize your kit you can add the following:* Comfortable Shoes* Comfortable clothing* Extra Pair of eyeglasses * Medication* Copy of ID and Medical ID * Cash (Small Bills)* Copy of emergency out of state phone numbers* Picture of love onesYou can add other items you feel will be important to you, remember in case of an emergency it is best to tra …

The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are shaking like a bowl of jelly.The jolt from the 7.8-magnitude temblor lasts for three minutes — 15 times longer than the disastrous 1994 Northridge quake.Water and sewer pipes crack. Power fails. Part of major highways break. Some high-rise steel frame buildings and …