No reports of damaged structures BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Residents of a small western North Dakota tourist town forced to evacuate as a large wildfire approached have been able to return to their homes. The city of Medora, with its population of about 100,...
Seasonal federal firefighter positions would be reclassified as permanent LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s U.S. senators and nearly two-dozen representatives asked the Agriculture and Interior departments on Monday to transition their agencies to a...
Most will be seasonal through June By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday said the state will hire nearly 1,400 additional firefighters as an unusually dry winter stokes fears of another...
There is still time to make homes and communities safer from wildfire National Fire Protection Association In the past few years, the U.S. has seen 40,000 structures destroyed, more than $25 billion in property losses, and 100 fatalities due to wildfire....
Remember the fallen with the lessons learned NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program In 2017, a 33-year-old state inmate was accepted into the state’s Conservation Camp Program which allows inmates to request assignments within...
Austin firefighters prepare for busy wildfire season Wildland Firefighter Staff AUSTIN, Texas - Austin firefighters have been watching the forecasts and are preparing for a very busy wildfire season. KXAN reports that the latest drought monitor update...
Wildfire in Manistee County burned 600 acres Wildland Firefighter Staff MANISTEE COUNTY, Michigan – Fire crews fought several wildfires across three Michigan counties where dry conditions and winds were already present. 9and10 News reported that dry conditions...
Using MODIS data as a means for identifying wildfire incidents that may be missing from NFIRS United States Fire Administration Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)1 is a satellite-based instrument used to collect data about...
Lesson sharing from the Wild Mountain Fire, September 2020 Wildfire Lessons Learned Center In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 6, 2020, a Brush Engine from a rural fire department responded to a wildland fire. While attacking the left flank...
Plan could double the number of power outages By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to be more...
Wildfire killed four people and destroyed 204 buildings LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was sparked when tree branches came into contact with Pacific Gas &...
Burns are to rid out invasive plants LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Burns on Michigan grasslands and at the edges of forests will be conducted in spring and summer to improve wildlife habitat. The burns get rid of invasive plants that can crowd out native plants....
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