Wildfire smoke is far more complex and dynamic than meets the eye Brett B. Palm University of Washington (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The year 2020...
Packing a Red Bag
Make sure that you are always ready to go Tim Ryan | FireRescue Magazine Packing for a fire assignment can be a daunting task, particularly because many fire assignments come with short notice. Developing a system to have your gear ready to go at a...
Oregon Governor Calls on Lawmakers to Approve Wildfire Aid
Governor Brown seeks approval of aid due to pandemic and wildfires By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown is calling Oregon lawmakers back to the Capitol for a one-day special session, asking them to approve...
New Weather Station to Help New Hampshire Wildfire Prevention
Fourth permanent one in the state WARREN, N.H. (AP) — A new weather station in northern New Hampshire will assist with wildfire prevention. The Remote Automated Weather Station at the Warren Fish Hatchery is a solar-powered station that provides hourly...
Groups Blast President’s Logging Plan Aimed at Reducing Wildfires
Rules fast-track projects to benefit logging, grazing and mining By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups are blasting a Trump administration decision officials said will reduce wildfires by streamlining environmental...
Family of Pilot Killed in California Wildfire Files Lawsuit
Fournier radioed to say his hydraulics appeared to be failing By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a veteran helicopter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed as he was dropping water over a California wildfire filed suit...
California Fire Danger Eases as Winds Ease
Santa Ana winds fade LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfire danger eased in Southern California on Wednesday as warm and dry Santa Ana winds faded and developing onshore flow was expected to spread cooling inland. Firefighters stopped brushfires in Los Angeles and...
Winds Bring Southern California Power Cuts
Santa Ana winds expected to grow in strength. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gusty, dry Santa Ana winds swept parts of Southern California on Monday, forcing utilities to begin targeted power cuts to prevent electrical equipment from sparking and igniting wildfires...
Wildfire Operations Boss Still on the Job During Retirement
"Every assignment is kind of an adventure." SAM MCMANIS Arizona Daily Sun FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Back home in Flagstaff, retirement resumed, Buck Wickham looks none the worse for wear. Another fire season will come, soon enough, and he will sure as heck be...
PG&E Rate Hike Aimed at Improvements to Ease Fire Risk
An average increase of 8% By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric's household customers will be hit with an average rate increase of 8% to help the once-bankrupt utility pay for improvements designed to reduce...
California Winds Ease but Fire Danger Remains High
Santa Ana winds hit 50 mph to 85 mph at time CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned...
Winds Push Wildfire Through Southern California Canyons
Fire in Orange County's Silverado Canyon began as a house fire By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds pushed flames through Southern California canyons early Thursday as an out-of-control wildfire burned near homes and...