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...
Videos: Thousands of Rental Cars Destroyed in Fire Near Florida Airport
Massive fire in Lee County, Florida FORT MYERS, Florida - A large fire destroyed thousands of vehicles at a rental car overflow area at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Lee County on Friday, according to CBS Miami. Firefighters from...
Playing with Fire
Behind the scenes with smokejumpers U.S. Forest Service - A personal behind the scenes look at what Smokejumpers encounter from the locker room to a live fire on the forest ground. https://youtu.be/A6QfMdKCkzE
Kansas Firefighters Battle Wildfires in Barber County
National Guard helicopters helping fight the wildfires MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas National Guard has sent two helicopters to help local firefighters battle wildfires burning about 20-25 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge in Barber County. The UH-60...
Fire Blackens Thousands of Acres in Nebraska
Crop-duster used to drop water NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Crews and vehicles from 14 departments and a crop-dusting plane kept a brush fire from destroying any structures or injuring anyone in western Nebraska's Lincoln County, authorities said. The...