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President blames forestry management     President Donald Trump blamed California again for its horrific wildfire season Wednesday and threatened to withhold federal fire assistance from the state. Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Trump lashed out at California’s forestry management ...

Nitrogen to be injected in vault to extinguish fire     BAY POINT, California (AP) — A fire that ignited in an underground natural gas storage area in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted officials to evacuate thousands of residents, ...

Forester says 2018 is most expensive season ever     SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah State Forester Brian Cottam says the state’s wildfire season appears to be over and that it is adding up to be Utah’s most expensive ...

Roughly 165,000 acres a year have been treated with controlled burns   \ By KATE WILIAMS, The Oregonian/OregonLive About 30 members of the crew stood in the morning still of the forest as Katie Sauerbrey laid out the plans for ...

Many areas saw relative humidity levels fall into single-digit percentages     LOS ANGELES (AP) — California remained on guard Tuesday, but gusty winds that raised the threat of wildfires were decreasing in strength and becoming less widespread a day ...

202 wildfires were caused by humans     BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will owe about $20 million in firefighting costs for the 2018 wildfire season. Officials with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Idaho Land Board on Tuesday ...

Pacific Gas & Electric company began cutting power Sunday night     LOS ANGELES (AP) — California utilities were restoring electricity after intentionally cutting it to tens of thousands of people because of extreme fire danger but high winds projected ...

Shut off comes in light of cause of past wildfires     By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California’s biggest utility has shut off power to tens of thousands of customers in an unprecedented step to ...

Increased fire risks across Northern California     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Potentially powerful winds combined with dry weather are raising the threat of wildfires in California. State firefighters say they are preparing for “potential extreme fire weather” this weekend ...

Study looks at population growth near Montana forests     By DAVID ERICKSON, Missoulian MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Rapid population growth and the desire to live near forests means new housing in western Montana is being built in wildfire-prone areas, ...