By JAE C. HONG, ERIC THAYER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Officials in Southern California reported significant overnight growth of a wind-driven wildfire that has forced thousands of people, including celebrities like Cher and Dick Van...
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battled a wildfire early Tuesday in Malibu that prompted evacuations near Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the fire intensified and the sky turn deep red. “Just seeing the flames...
By Brian White When I think back 20-plus years to my first introduction to being a wildland firefighter, I smile, take a deep breath, and exhale. I have the most amazing memories and, honestly, I miss it. It was the hardest work of my life. I was part of a group of...
Robin Verble, Missouri University of Science and Technology (THE CONVERSATION) As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires declines, wildland firefighters who have spent months working in the heat and smoke are able to take a much-needed break. But for...
NATHAN PORCENG - The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. — This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. Joseph Nickischer can’t remember...
By Gerard Mann The wildland urban interface (WUI) risk is increasing around the world due to climate shift. This has resulted in wildland fires impacting communities where, historically, a wildland risk has either not existed or been very low. This increasing risk is...
Compiled by David Rhodes November is Native American Heritage Month, and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 is Native American Heritage Day. U.S. National Native American Heritage Day is observed the day after Thanksgiving. Native Americans are accorded special honor on this day,...
By Seth Taylor Initial attack (IA) wildfire assignments are complex events requiring operational flexibility, situational awareness, and motivated personnel with clear direction to successfully overcome them. During IA wildfire events, personnel often work in isolated...
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday....
By Associated Press Fast Company Fast Company Magazine U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan...
Grace Toohey - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — In a matter of hours, the Mountain fire charged rapidly across the Santa Susana Mountains and into nearby foothill neighborhoods, forcing widespread evacuations and demanding intense firefights from crews showered in...
By Mark Brunton Whether you are beginning your career in the fire service or diversifying your fire service training and education, a roadmap on how to achieve success in becoming a wildland firefighter exists. Although traditionally, wildland fires have been a West...
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