As Forests Burn, Drinking Water is at Risk

Post-fire runoff can introduce pollutants

 

Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage behind Lake Conjola, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Thousands of tourists fled Australia’s wildfire-ravaged ea

See also  Video: California Cave Fire

Topics

Subscribe to Our Monthly Newsletter

Stay in the loop with our wildland newsletter.

Post-fire runoff can introduce pollutants   Boats are pulled ashore as smoke and wildfires rage behind Lake Conjola, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Thousands of tourists fled Australia’s wildfire-ravaged ea See also  Firefighters Battle Wildfire in Northern Ireland

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Dealing With The Insanity

Dealing With The Insanity

Dealing With The Insanity If you’re a federal wildland firefighter, you must feel like you’re getting whiplash from all the news coming from the politicians and bureaucrats in D.C. We were all excited awhile back when the temporary pay increase became permanent. If...

OR Governor Declares Emergency for Alder Springs Fire

OR Governor Declares Emergency for Alder Springs Fire

Kimberly Cortez oregonlive.com (TNS) Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Monday for a wildfire burning in Jefferson County. This is the second time Kotek has invoked the act this fire season. The first time was the Rowena fire, which has burned...