"fire tool"

#12180322

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180323

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180324

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180326

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180327

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180328

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12180329

21 March 2025

Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) personnel use a local tool to control a raging forest fire on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 21, 2025. Wildfires are common in Nepal during the dry season. Last year, over 5,125 incidents of forest fires are recorded throughout the country between January 1 and June 24. Seventy-four out of seventy-seven districts report forest fire incidents. Fourteen districts see more than 102 forest fire incidents. According to the NDRRMA, Surkhet alone records 328 incidents of forest fire. In Nepal, the forest fire season starts in March and reaches its peak in May. The years 2009, 2016, and 2021 are particularly catastrophic when thousands of forests burn in what officials term 'disastrous years'.

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#12073892

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073899

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073935

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073949

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073950

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073951

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073953

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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#12073956

20 February 2025

A Nepal Police personnel uses a locally available tool to control a fire that starts in a community forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 20, 2025. Nepal in the year 2024/2025 does not receive winter rainfall, further increasing the aridness and fueling the forest fire.

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