By JAE HONG, HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the...
Firefighters Battle to Protect NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson
Grace Toohey -Los Angeles Times Officials said they are making progress in protecting two key institutions from the Eaton fire. Don Fregulia, an operations section chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which has joined in the Eaton fire...
Amid Criticism of Her Leadership, Los Angeles Mayor Bass Announces Federal Wildfire Aid
Linh Tat Los Angeles Daily News (TNS) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday, Jan. 9, that she had spoken with President Joe Biden and that the federal government will pay for 100% of firefighting costs stemming from this week’s multiple wildfires, as she...
Los Angeles Wildfires Latest: Five Dead, Fire Remains Uncontrolled as Winds Ease
Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Ferocious winds that drove...
Two Killed in CA Wildfires; Over 1,000 Structures Burned
Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes,...
Strong Winds Hit Southern CA, Create Extreme Fire Risk
Nathaniel Percy - The Press-Enterprise Strong winds — with gusts as high as 79 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains — began blowing their way through Southern California on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, leading to the possibility of downed trees and wires, power outages and...
Effective Wildland Fire Management: Beyond the Logistics
By Chris Du Bois The wildland fire season in Southern California stretches from spring through late fall, peaking in October and November when the dry northeast Santa Ana winds arrive. Incidents can range from simple initial action one-acre fires to month-long...
Louisville (CO) Open Space Staff Makes Progress on Wildfire Fuel Reduction
Andrea Grajeda Colorado Hometown Weekly (TNS) Dec. 18—Louisville has reviewed how the 2023 approval of the open space tax increase has helped open space management and wildfire mitigation. During the Tuesday Louisville City Council meeting, Open Space...
Is Policy on Cattle Grazing on Federal Lands After Wildfire Doing More Harm Than Good?
Jared L. Talley Boise State University (THE CONVERSATION) Lightning struck deep in the central Idaho mountains on July 24, 2024, igniting the Wapiti Fire that burned across 129,063 acres around Stanley, Idaho – a place known for its scenic vistas and idyllic rural...
Malibu (CA) Wildfire Grows; Thousands Remain Evacuated
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...
French Firefighting Sector Will Be Subject of Major Reforms in Years to Come
By Eugene Gerden The French firefighting sector will be a subject of major reforms in years to come with the aim to increase its efficiency and to ensure better protection of rights of local firefighters. While firefighting remains one of oldest and prestigious...
A Wildfire in Malibu (CA) Prompts Evacuations as It Burns Near Pepperdine University
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...