Tristan Baurick and Faimon A. Roberts III The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Aug. 17—More than 135 wildfires have burned across Louisiana over the past week and many more are expected as the state grapples with a long spell of little rain and...
Videos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui (HI) Wildfires
By MICHAEL BIESECKER, BERNARD CONDON and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to...
CA Town of Paradise Deploys Warning Sirens as 5-year Anniversary of Deadly Fire Approaches
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some...
Evacuations Ordered as Northern CA Fire Roars Through Forest Near Site of 2022 Deadly Blaze
Aug 16, 2023 7:36 AM - 369 words HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire pushed by gusty winds from a thunderstorm raced through national forest land near California's border with Oregon, prompting evacuations in the rural area. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Adds New 24-hour Drone Operations Unit
O'Dell Isaac The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) Aug. 14—Beginning Wednesday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department will implement a new unit that officials say will allow the department to view emergencies from the sky, keep fire crews safer, and increase...
HI Mourns the Dead in Ferocious Wildfires as Death Toll Nears 100
By CLAIRE RUSH, AUDREY MCAVOY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As Hawaii residents mourned those killed in ferocious wildfires, officials warned that the full human and environmental toll was not yet known and the recovery only just...
Maui Residents Had Little Warning Before Flames Overtook Their Town. At Least 55 People Died
By TY O'NEIL, CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires...
Death Toll in Maui Hits 36 as Wildfires Burn Through Hawaii
By AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and NICK PERRY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Several thousand Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as the Lahaina fire swept across the island, killing at least 36 people and burning parts of a...
People in HI Flee Into Ocean to Escape Wildfire Destroying Historic Maui Tourist Town
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of Hawaii on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses in a historic town on the island of Maui, injuring several people, forcing evacuations and leading some to...
Sourdough Fire in WA Closes Highways, Threatens Power Plants
NEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has forced a major cross-state highway to close in Washington’s rugged North Cascades National Park. State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, was closed Friday night between Newhalem and Rainy Day Pass by the state...
Lightning-Caused Wildfire Burning Uncontained in Northern AZ Near the UT Line
More than 75 firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern Arizona near the Utah line that was started by lightning, authorities said Sunday. Kaibab National Forest officials said the fire began Friday and had charred more than 7.7 square miles (about 2,000...
Sourdough Fire Could Burn All Summer in WA as Firefighters Defend Town, Hydroelectric Plant
Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) (TNS) Aug. 3—A lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the North Cascades National Park continues to grow slowly in dense forest on steep mountain slopes, and it could burn through the summer, fire officials...