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FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

FEMA Trailers Used for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

Rumors spread that unaccompanied immigrant children were housed in trailers     MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Federal officials say that trailers at an industrial site in southwest Oregon, which were rumored to house unaccompanied immigrant children, are actually for...

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USFA: Ohio On-Duty Death

USFA: Ohio On-Duty Death

Roosenburg was participating in a controlled burn     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Wildland Firefighter Selide Roosenburg, 20, of the ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division...

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Containment of Theodore Roosevelt Park Wildfire Grows

Containment of Theodore Roosevelt Park Wildfire Grows

Wildfires have burned at least 53 square miles in the state     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on an eight-square-mile wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt State Park. Firefighters had the blaze 80% contained on Saturday afternoon,...

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Washington Senate Passes Wildfire Bill

Washington Senate Passes Wildfire Bill

Bill would provide $125 million every two years to boost wildfire response     By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state Senate has unanimously passed a bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in...

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California Puts $536M Towards Reducing Wildfires

California Puts $536M Towards Reducing Wildfires

Officials are rushing to thin forests, build fuel breaks around vulnerable communities and allow for planned burns     By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will authorize $536 million toward forest management projects and...

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