A thousand or so residents of the Topanga Canyon area were ordered to evacuate By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A smoky wildfire churning through a Los Angeles canyon community gained strength Sunday as about a thousand residents...
Officials Plan Aggressive Response to Small Fires, Minimizing Megafires
“Our focus is on smart firefighting, aggressive firefighting, catching these fires when they are small,” By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible...
Arizona’s Tussock Wildfire Continues to Grow
Wildfire has burned over 4,400 acres CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in brush and grass in a sparsely populated area of central Arizona hill country continues to grow but no additional evacuation notices have been issued, officials said...
FDIC Product Network Live Demo: True North Gear
Live demo - May 11 - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST FDIC Product Network Our VP of Sales, Deane Seeger, will be showing our best-selling collection of NFPA 1977 certified wildland clothing built for standing up to rugged conditions and long days on the fire line....
Arizona’s Tussock Fire Moves Towards Crown King
Tussock Fire has burned over 4,100 acres PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A raging wildfire on Monday continued to push toward the town of Crown King south of the Prescott National Forest. It’s one of four wildfires currently burning around the state. InciWeb:...
Close Call at California Wildfire
Burnover avoided in El Dorado County Max McGregor Salmon Fire, El Dorado County At approximately 12:15 PM on Saturday, May 1, CalFire Amador-El Dorado Units responded to reports of a wildland fire in the area of Salmon Falls Road and Gallagher Road near...
California Expands Drought Emergency
Emergency declaration covers 41 of 58 counties By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation's most populous state while seeking more than $6...
What’s It Like Being a Wildland Firefighter?
A view of the job from Colorado Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Wildfires have become increasingly large & extreme. This means that the women & men who work on the front lines to combat those fires are facing dangerous...
Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Three Arizona Towns
Crown King residents told to prepare for an evacuation PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for three towns near Crown King due to a wildfire that had grown to 2,500 acres Sunday south of the Prescott National Forest. It’s one...
Evacuation Order Lifted for Area North of Chico, California Wildfire
Wildfire grew to 550 acres Associated Press CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Saturday evening lifted an evacuation order after they gained control of a wildfire burning amid hot, dry and windy conditions in a rural area north of Chico. The fire, which...
Flooding from Fire-Charred Area Threatens Flagstaff
Wildfire burned 52% of watershed FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in hills north of Flagstaff but rows of concrete barriers and stacks of sandbags remain in place in...
Embattled Oregon State Forester Resigns
Daugherty's tenure was marked by financial problems and loss of confidence PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned effective May 31. Daugherty submitted his...