More than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people By JOCELYN GECKER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new...
Watch: America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters
Join us on October 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EDT National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Our volunteers, staff and Board of Directors evaluated many options to continue the tradition of gathering in front of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial this...
Baby Yoda Boosts Spirits on Western Wildfire Lines
Kind donation from a five-year-old has an online following By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old Oregon boy and his...
Mullen Fire Destroys 29 Homes in Wyoming
31 other structures burned By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures in a southeastern Wyoming forest and threatened to remain active for weeks to come, officials said. The fire in...
Shelter Deployment at California’s Glass Fire
Two firefighters not injured By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. Officials said wind-whipped flames led two firefighters to deploy...
California Approaches 4 Million Acres Burned
At least 30 dead in wildfires this year By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to hit a fearsome milestone: 4 million acres burned this year by wildfires that have killed 30 people and incinerated hundreds of...
California’s Wine Country Faces Fire Fatigue
The Glass Fire spread rapidly and is now burning through land that was saved from the other recent wine country fires By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and TERRY CHEA Associated Press NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Will Abrams and his family packed their pickup truck with...
Crews Patrol Lines Around Arizona’s Sears Fire
At least 14 structures have been destroyed PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday mopped up and patrolled containment lines around the perimeter of a wildfire burning in the Tonto National Forest near the northeastern outskirts of metro Phoenix. The...
Photos: Northern California Wildfires
Photos from the Glass Fire and Zogg Fire
Dying Winds Give Hope in Northern California Wildfires
Glass Fire rages through two counties By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through wine country north of San...
Ring Out in Support for Fallen Firefighters and Their Families
Communities, faith congregations, and fire departments are welcome to participate on the day of America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Although we will not be together in Emmitsburg this fall for the National Fallen...
El Dorado Fire: Up Close
Ride along with San Bernardino County firefighters San Bernardino County Fire Department The San Bernardino County Fire Department takes you up close on the El Dorado Fire showing how multiple agencies battled the massive blaze in Oak Glen, Yucaipa,...