Dozens of people are missing in Jackson County By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the...
Climate Change Largely Missing from Campaigns as Wildfires Rage
Natural disasters and politics By AAMER MADHANI, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Historic fires are raging across the western United States ahead of what scientists say is the typical peak of wildfire season....
Media Access to Wildfires Varies by State
Differences even among government agencies By JANIE HAR and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Journalists have captured searing, intimate images of active and dangerous wildfires burning in California, due in large part to a...
Wildfires Cause Evacuation of 500,000 in Oregon
More than 10 percent of the 4.2 million people in the state By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PHOENIX, Ore. (AP) — Deadly wildfires in heavily populated northwest Oregon were growing, with hundreds of thousands of people told to flee...
At Least 10 Dead as California Wildfire Becomes Deadliest of the Year
Growth of Northern Complex Fire slows down By ADAM BEAM and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state's deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed...
Officials Squash Rumors of Far Right, Far Left Starting Wildfires
Officials in Oregon and Washington debunk social media posts By ALI SWENSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Raging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest have fueled a barrage of false information this week as unsubstantiated social media posts blamed...
Stunned Residents Tour Oregon Town Devastated by Wildfires
Parts of community wiped out by flames By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PHOENIX, Ore. (AP) — Stunned residents of the small Oregon town of Phoenix walked through a scene of devastation Thursday after one of the state's many wildfires...
Washington Governor: Nearly 600,000 Acres Scorched
Multiple fires across the state MALDEN, Wash. (AP) — Wildfires have scorched nearly 937 square miles (2,426 kilometers) in Washington state this week, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday as he toured the devastated remains of the town of Malden. That's more...
Experts See Worse Disasters in the Future
Think 2020 has been bad? By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames. Meanwhile, the Atlantic’s 16th...
Deadly Northwest Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Homes
Three dead in Oregon By GILLIAN FLACCUS and SARA CLINE Associated Press ESTACADA, Ore. (AP) — Deadly windblown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said Wednesday, warning it could be the...
Three Dead in Northern California Wildfire
North Complex fire threatens town of Paradise By TERENCE CHEA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes while carving a...
Producing the Next Generation Fire Shelter
A look at research into a better shelter By Dena Ali | FireRescue Magazine During my recent research project on climate change and wildfires, I learned that the fire shelters that wildland firefighters carry are not capable of protecting them from flames and...