Fall 2020 has been extremely dry By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The amount of water in California’s mountain snowpack is only about half of average for early winter, a state Department of Water Resources official said Wednesday,...
Wildfires Help Make L.A. County Riskiest Place to Live in U.S.
Los Angeles County has the highest ranking in the National Risk Index BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her...
Oregon County to Study Response to Wildfires
Consulting firm paid to look at Almeda and Obenchain Fires By AMBAR RODRIGUEZ KTVL-TV MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — When the Almeda and Obenchain Fires hit, few Jackson County residents were notified about evacuation orders. Many were forced to flee with nothing...
Wyoming Hotshots 2020 Season
A look at some of this year's firefighting Shannon Sullivan Wyoming Hotshots 2020 (This video not endorsed by the USFS, USDA, or Bighorn National Forest) Song credits: Icky Thumb - The White Stripes Hooked On An Eight Second Ride - Chris LeDoux We do not own...
Flying into Plumes: Studying Wildfire Smoke
Wildfire smoke is far more complex and dynamic than meets the eye Brett B. Palm University of Washington (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The year 2020...
Packing a Red Bag
Make sure that you are always ready to go Tim Ryan | FireRescue Magazine Packing for a fire assignment can be a daunting task, particularly because many fire assignments come with short notice. Developing a system to have your gear ready to go at a...
Oregon Governor Calls on Lawmakers to Approve Wildfire Aid
Governor Brown seeks approval of aid due to pandemic and wildfires By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown is calling Oregon lawmakers back to the Capitol for a one-day special session, asking them to approve...
New Weather Station to Help New Hampshire Wildfire Prevention
Fourth permanent one in the state WARREN, N.H. (AP) — A new weather station in northern New Hampshire will assist with wildfire prevention. The Remote Automated Weather Station at the Warren Fish Hatchery is a solar-powered station that provides hourly...
Groups Blast President’s Logging Plan Aimed at Reducing Wildfires
Rules fast-track projects to benefit logging, grazing and mining By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups are blasting a Trump administration decision officials said will reduce wildfires by streamlining environmental...
Family of Pilot Killed in California Wildfire Files Lawsuit
Fournier radioed to say his hydraulics appeared to be failing By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a veteran helicopter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed as he was dropping water over a California wildfire filed suit...
California Fire Danger Eases as Winds Ease
Santa Ana winds fade LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfire danger eased in Southern California on Wednesday as warm and dry Santa Ana winds faded and developing onshore flow was expected to spread cooling inland. Firefighters stopped brushfires in Los Angeles and...
Winds Bring Southern California Power Cuts
Santa Ana winds expected to grow in strength. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gusty, dry Santa Ana winds swept parts of Southern California on Monday, forcing utilities to begin targeted power cuts to prevent electrical equipment from sparking and igniting wildfires...