Helicopters and a tanker working west of Evergreen EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the foothills west of Denver has prompted authorities to tell hundreds of residents to leave their homes. The fire started Monday afternoon and is burning in...
Procession Carries Pilot Killed in Arizona Wildfire
FAA and NTSB investigating helicopter crash PHOENIX (AP) — A procession that included fire trucks and law enforcement vehicles on Friday escorted a white hearse carrying the flag-draped coffin of an Arizona helicopter pilot killed in a crash while...
Nevada Numbers Fire Triples in Size
Hundreds of homes threatened By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada wildfire burning out of control near the California line more than tripled in size on Tuesday, closing a U.S. highway, forcing evacuations and threatening...
Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash at Arizona Wildfire Identified
Helicopter down near the Polles Fire Wildland Firefighter Update: The pilot killed in a helicopter crash at Arizona’s Polles Fire on Tuesday has been identified. Brian Boatman, 73, was conducting firefighting operations for the Polles Fire near Payson when...
Water Refill During Arizona’s Bighorn Fire
Bighorn Fire has burned over 50,000 acres kk44 - Bighorn Fire 2020, Ventura Canyon Firefighting helicopter picking up water from the Ventura Canyon Mountain golf course lake. InciWeb: Bighorn Fire https://youtu.be/JZ0-jO9Gkls
Wind Fuels Two Wildfires Outside of Tucson
Two wildfires in Oro Valley ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were battling two separate wildfires Monday in a mountainous area outside of Tucson. Authorities in the town of Oro Valley said crews made slight progress on a nearby fire in the Pusch...
NTSB Ask Helicopter Manufacturers to Install ‘Black Boxes’
Board makes direct appeal after FAA fails to act By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Federal safety investigators bypassed aviation regulators on Tuesday and urged leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black boxes that would help determine...
Firefighters Injured in Crash Responding to California Helicopter Crash
Three hurt in apparatus rollover Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Three people were killed when a helicopter contracted by Pacific Gas & Electric struck one of the utility's power lines and crashed into a Northern California hillside on...
Four Injured in Alaska Division of Forestry Plane Crash
Plane was transporting firefighters to Soldotna Alaska Division of Forestry All four Division of Forestry employees that were injured in the crash have been medevaced to Anchorage with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Three of the individuals...
Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 150 Homes in Small Arizona Town
At least 55 acres burning in Bagdad BAGDAD, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire in the small town of Bagdad forced the evacuations of 150 homes Thursday and authorities said crews were trying to contain the 55-acre fire by sunset. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials...
Containment of Wildfire Near Phoenix at 50%
The latest on the East Desert Fire CAVE CREEK, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters have managed to contain much of a big wildfire near Phoenix that was burning across 2 square miles (6 square kilometers) and prompted the evacuation of more than 100 homes,...
Abandoned Campfire Causes Colorado Wildfire
Parsnip Fire was discovered on Monday SILVERTHORNE, Colorado - The Sopris Sun reports that 15 firefighters and a helicopter contained the spread of a wildfire caused by an abandoned campfire in the White River National Forest. The Parsnip Fire was...