Nicaragua Forest Fire Burns Almost 9,000 Acres



News

Offers of aid from Costa Rica have been turned down

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A forest fire in Nicaragua that has been burning out of control for a week has blackened almost 9,000 acres (3,585 hectares) in a southern nature reserve.

The Indio Maiz reserve is on Nicaragua’s border with Costa Rica, but the Nicaraguan government has refused Costa Rican offers of aid. The two countries have had long-running disputes over other areas of their border.

Costa Rica’s firefighting force said Monday that it was told by Nicaraguan officials that soldiers are being sent to fight the blaze so no Costa Rican help was needed.

Nicaragua says it has 800 soldiers, five planes and 10 boats fighting the fire.

Topics

Recent

After Two Decades, Napa County (CA) Plans Revamp to Cal Fire-Contracted Firefighter Program April 26, 2024
Wildfire Rips Through Wharton (NJ) State Forest April 24, 2024
Corrosion Linked to New Fire Retardant Grounds Two Air Tankers as Forest Service Investigates April 23, 2024
Firefighter, Forester, Trail Builder: The First US Climate Corps Jobs Are Here April 23, 2024
Forest Service Seeks Safer, Smarter Way To Burn After Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon (NM) Fire April 22, 2024

“

Offers of aid from Costa Rica have been turned down MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A forest fire in Nicaragua that has been burning out of control for a week has blackened almost 9,000 acres (3,585 hectares) in a southern nature reserve. The Indio Maiz reserve is on Nicaragua’s border with Costa Rica, but […]



Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Subscribe Today

Wildfire Rips Through Wharton (NJ) State Forest

Jessica Schladebeck New York Daily News (TNS) Emergency crews on Wednesday were working to battle back a wildfire ripping through Wharton State Forest, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The blaze, dubbed the County Line Wildfire, was sparked sometime...

Corrosion Linked to New Fire Retardant Grounds Two Air Tankers as Forest Service Investigates

Two aerial firefighting jets have been sidelined due to corrosion believed to be caused by a recently approved fire retardant used by the U.S. Forest Service in 2023. Last year, two large air tankers deployed a magnesium chloride-based fire retardant while battling...

Firefighter, Forester, Trail Builder: The First US Climate Corps Jobs Are Here

Alicia Clanton Bloomberg News (TNS) Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job...

« Older Entries

← Previous Next →

News