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US Coast Guard says 17,000-acre Santa Rosa Island fire was possibly started by flares from stranded boater

The U.S. Coast Guard says that the human-caused fire was possibly started by flares from a stranded boater, who was rescued from the island on Friday when the fire was first reported.

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SOS flare from shipwrecked mariner may have sparked 16,000-acre fire on Santa Rosa Island, USCG says

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Coast Guard finds sailor near 14,000-acre Santa Rosa Island fire

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National Park's Santa Rosa Island fire grows to 14,500 acres

A fire has burned more than 14,500 acres on a remote island roughly 40 miles off Ventura, threatening a rare Torrey Pine grove.

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10,000-acre fire on California island prompts national park closure

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Update: Santa Rosa Island Fire covers 14,600 acres in Santa Barbara County, continues to grow uncontrolled

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US Coast Guard seeking public assistance after multiple hoax SOS calls

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after receiving multiple search and rescue hoax transmissions this week. At 3:51 p.m., Wednesday, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Command Center received a call over VHF Channel 16 in a boy's voice that said ...

CBS News

2 missing teens rescued by Coast Guard in Oregon after writing "SOS" in the snow

Two 19-year-old hikers who went winter camping were rescued near Eugene, Oregon, by the U.S. Coast Guard after signaling for help by writing an "SOS" sign in the snow, officials said. CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reports the two men went camping near Swastika ...

California island fire linked to sailor’s distress flare scorches 10,000 acres

Fire on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands national park becomes state’s largest this year and threatens rare plants