By MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a third as they responded to a...
A Man Lured ID Firefighters to a Mountain With a Fire Then Shot and Killed Two
By REBECCA BOONE and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout. A man...
Wildfire Prompts Evacuations Near Athens as Summer’s First Heat Wave Hits Greece
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A large wildfire broke out south of Athens on Thursday, triggering authorities to issue evacuation orders and shut down parts of the coastal road linking the Greek capital to Sounion, location of the ancient...
Interior AK Fires Trigger Highway Delays, Evacuations and Air-Quality Warnings
Zaz Hollander - Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Several large fires in Interior Alaska flared over the weekend, triggering evacuations and lengthy road closures and delays into Monday. Nearly 300 wildfires are burning around the state after a previously slow fire season...
More Than 100 Firefighters Battle Large Wildfire on Greek Island of Chios
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes were battling a large wildfire burning near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios Sunday, with emergency services ordering the evacuation of a dozen areas....
Fast-Moving UT Fire Destroys a Dozen Structures and Forces Evacuations
PINE VALLEY, Utah (AP) — A fast-moving fire fueled by high winds on Friday has destroyed a dozen structures, including homes, and forced some in a rural area of southwest Utah to evacuate. The Forsyth Fire started Thursday in the Pine Valley Mountains and has already...
Fast-Moving Brush Fire on HI’s Maui Island Evacuates About 50 People
By AUDREY McAVOY, KATHY McCORMACK and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed over...
Trump Moves to Merge Wildland Firefighting Into Single Force, Despite Ex-Officials Warning of Chaos
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government officials to consolidate wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federal officials that it could be costly and increase the...
Canadian Wildfires Force More Evacuations
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Wildfires forced a further 1,000 people to flee their homes in Manitoba, one of two Canadian provinces under a state of emergency that has led to thousands of evacuations. The town of Snow Lake, Manitoba, issued a mandatory evacuation order...
Data Capturing Hot Spots and Burned Acres Show Canada Wildfire Season off to Wild Start
By M.K. WILDEMAN Associated Press While images of wildfires capture their ferocity, data can provide insight into how bad a fire season is. Such is the case with two graphics, powered by satellite data, that showcase a Canadian wildfire season off to a wild — and...
Canadian Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate
https://youtu.be/ZIwYqMrtGDU FLIN FLON, Manitoba (AP) — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of Canada and the U.S., according to officials. Most of the...
Winds Push Smoke From Canadian Wildfires South Into US and Compromise Air Quality
By COREY WILLIAMS and SARAH RAZA Associated Press Air quality in some parts of the United States is being compromised as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere. Air quality in Arrowhead, Minnesota, is...