VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia’s wildfires died Wednesday in a road crash. B.C. Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston said in a joint statement the firefighters died in a motor vehicle...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Underwater teams are trying to recover a helicopter that crashed in a lake over the weekend, killing three crew members, while fighting a forest fire in western Turkey, state media reported Monday. Four crew members were aboard the firefighting...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Power bills for about 16 million people in Northern California will likely increase after state regulators released two rate proposals for one of the nation's largest utilities Wednesday. The California Public Utilities Commission is...
Austin De Dios - oregonlive.com Fire crews fighting the nearly 86,000-acre wildfire burning at the border of Oregon and California reported vehicle malfunctions Friday following a fuel-mix up, officials said. Firefighters working on the south side of the Smith River...
Ellen Dennis The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. (TNS) Sep. 7—When a wildfire sparks, swift response times by first responders can mean the difference between a small brush fire and a deadly inferno. State officials say new artificial intelligence cameras installed...
A California State Representative, Doug LaMalfa, called out the food vendors providing meals to firefighters in Siskiyou County on Twitter, The representative posted photos of a moldy cheese sandwich and beans and rice on bread that he says was being served in the...
Amy Bainbridge, Angus Whitley Bloomberg News (TNS) More frequent fires. Smaller, cooler blazes. Nighttime and early morning burns. Those are three important principles of what’s known as cultural burning, a firefighting practice honed by Indigenous people in Australia...
Don Sweeney The Charlotte Observer (TNS) A camp for firefighters battling a British Columbia wildfire had to be shut down because of “persistent bear activity,” Canada wildlife officials reported. About 160 firefighters at a camp near Goldbridge to fight...
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday, and a utility proactively cut electricity to about 8,400 customers to prevent...
Dan McKay Albuquerque Journal, N.M. (TNS) Aug. 29—SANTA FE — Federal emergency managers say they have paid out $37 million to compensate victims of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire and expect to reach $1 billion by the beginning of 2025. They also announced on Monday...
Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (TNS) Just before 3 a.m. one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message. "An ALERTCalifornia anomaly has been confirmed in your area of interest," the message said. Slumpff, a battalion chief with the...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, and officials asked anyone who knows a person on the list to be safe to contact authorities. The...
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