Hannah Poukish The Sacramento Bee (TNS) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is on the cusp of wildfire season, which experts warn could be worse than usual. “Outlooks for Northern and Southern California both paint a picture of a significant increase — (a) pretty...
As CO Wildfires Worsen, Sen. John Hickenlooper’s Bill Aims to Reduce Risks. But It Worries Some Environmentalists.
Elise Schmelzer - The Denver Post A wildfire prevention bill championed by western U.S. senators — including Colorado’s John Hickenlooper — aims to fast-track some logging projects to reduce fire risk. But several environmental groups say the bill would sideline the...
WA Wildfire Season May Be Unpredictable After Federal Budget Slashing Hits Supplies, Support Staff, Crews Say
Alexandra Duggan - The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. May 15—Fuel for chainsaws. Food and water for Pulaski-toting firefighters doing the exhaustive work of digging fire lines. Ample first aid kits with spendy epi-pens in case a wildland firefighter steps on a...
Where Are the MN Wildfires? See Maps Where Three Fires Are Growing in Arrowhead Region
Mark Boswell, C.J. Sinner - Star Tribune Three wildfires in northern Minnesota’s Arrowhead region have grown quickly from a few hundred acres to several thousand, with new evacuations and reports of destroyed buildings increasing by the day. Red flag weather warnings,...
Three Wildfires Break out in Northern MN
Jim Harlow Star Tribune (TNS) Three wildfires continue to burn and grow across St. Louis County north of Duluth, where more than 40 buildings have been destroyed. A red flag warning was in effect across 65 counties in Minnesota Tuesday morning as hot, dry and windy...
Forest and Park Service Worker Cuts Leave Wildland Firefighting Crews Short-Staffed
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in...
Family of Helicopter Pilot Killed in CA Wildfire Reaches $15M Settlement
The family of a helicopter pilot who died when his helicopter crashed in 2020 while fighting a wildfire in Southern California reached a $15 million settlement with the company that maintained the aircraft, their attorneys said.
WA Lawmakers Slash Wildfire Budget in Half
Isabella Breda - The Seattle Times May 8—CAMP CAMREC, Chelan COUNTY — The last fire to burn this forest was started by drip torches. Fingers of flame ignited the underbrush last fall, clearing fuels that could supercharge a wildfire. In a tour of the burn area last...
Wildfires Burn Thousands of Acres on Tribal Lands in ND
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Crews have been fighting at least 16 wildfires throughout North Dakota in the last several days, including several large fires still burning Tuesday across wooded areas and grasslands on the Turtle Mountain...
NC Fire Grows to 1,300 Acres; Burn Ban Implemented
Martha Quillin - The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.) (TNS) A wildfire in Brunswick County that started Friday, May 2, is the largest of dozens of fires crews are working to contain across North Carolina. Weekend rains helped with some of the fires, but much of the state...
NJ Teen Is Second Suspect Arrested in Massive Ocean County Wildfire
Muri Assunção - New York Daily News A New Jersey teenager has been arrested in connection with a massive wildfire that has burned more than 15,000 acres in Ocean County, prosecutors announced Friday. The 17-year-old male juvenile, who hasn’t been named because of his...
Homeless Camp in OR National Forest to Be Cleared
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday is set to evict dozens of homeless people living in an encampment in a federal forest in central Oregon. The federal agency has been working for years on plans to close part of the Deschutes National Forest near...