Sage Alexander - Times-Standard, Eureka, Calif. Aug. 21—Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week. The wildfires are burning across several counties, with many rural...
Hannah Kanik - Bay Area News Group Artificial Intelligence can do everything from writing your grocery lists to creating websites, but can it prevent catastrophic wildfires? Over the past three years, California has seen more than 7 million acres burned from...
Tristan Baurick and Faimon A. Roberts III The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Aug. 17—More than 135 wildfires have burned across Louisiana over the past week and many more are expected as the state grapples with a long spell of little rain and...
Aug 16, 2023 7:36 AM - 369 words HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire pushed by gusty winds from a thunderstorm raced through national forest land near California's border with Oregon, prompting evacuations in the rural area. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head...
O'Dell Isaac The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) Aug. 14—Beginning Wednesday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department will implement a new unit that officials say will allow the department to view emergencies from the sky, keep fire crews safer, and increase...
Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) (TNS) Aug. 3—A lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the North Cascades National Park continues to grow slowly in dense forest on steep mountain slopes, and it could burn through the summer, fire officials...
Joel Martin - Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 2—SPOKANE — The acreage of the West Hallett fire, located along Spokane-Cheney Road just southwest of Spokane, had been re-estimated at 155 acres Wednesday after remapping showed it to be smaller than the 200...
Cari Spencer - Los Angeles Times After nearly doubling in size overnight, a brush fire that broke out in Riverside County on Thursday afternoon swelled to 1,938 acres Friday, while parts of a nearby community remain under evacuation orders. The Bonny fire, which...
Bruce Finley - The Denver Post Two lightning-sparked fires were burning in forests of western Colorado Friday morning and firefighters were ramping up efforts to suppress flames. Clouds and rain Thursday afternoon helped slow the largest fire, dubbed the Lowline fire,...
Theresa Braine - New York Daily News The U.S. Forest Service sparked a wildfire last year that scorched more than 60 square miles and nearly reached the city of Los Alamos and the national security laboratory, according to its own internal investigation. The...
Daniel Hunt - The Sacramento Bee A vegetation fire burning through rough terrain in Shasta County grew to 150 acres by Tuesday afternoon after sparking on Monday. The Wonder Fire began just after 4 p.m. in an area south of Shasta Lake, prompting evacuation warnings...
David Garrick - The San Diego Union-Tribune A new audit says San Diego should boost its wildfire prevention efforts by more closely monitoring 3,000 acres of city land in high-risk areas and revamping inconsistent policies governing the removal of flammable brush. The...
Clarion Events Fire & Rescue Group provides Fire and EMS leadership the critical training and educational information they need to do their job as effectively and safely as possible. Through our industry-leading publications, digital media and events, we cover the latest developments, innovations, and standards in apparatus and equipment, clinical breakthroughs, and training for Fire & EMS personnel.
© 2023 CLARION FIRE & RESCUE GROUP | Code of Conduct | Cookie Policy