Materials taken from near origin of Zogg Fire SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the...
Rapid Lesson Sharing: Fork Fireline Explosives
Successful risk mitigation in difficult terrain Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center By Eliot Pickett, Safety Officer Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 The Fork Fire presented very challenging issues in developing a containment strategy, primarily...
California Wildfires Larger Than Ever, But Not Deadlier
“We used to think a 50,000-acre fire was huge." By JULIET WILLIAMS and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a...
Winds Fan Rocky Mountain Wildfires in Wyoming
Latest on Mullen and Cameron Peak fires CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two big Rocky Mountain wildfires flared up again Monday as dry, gusty winds blew embers past areas where firefighters had been making progress. Firefighters at the Mullen Fire on the...
Crews Make Progress on Nevada Wildfire
Aircraft assisting in fighting fire near Cold Springs By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — An evacuation order remained in place but fire officials said they were making progress Monday against a wildfire north of Reno and the most...
Video: CHP Helicopter Rescue at Wildfire
Rescue of four National Guard members CBS Sacramento Dramatic video released by the California Highway Patrol on Saturday showed a rescue of four injured U.S. National Guard members inside the firelines in Butte County this weekend. ...
“Badgers” Provide Cal Guard Needed Wildfire Support
Wisconsin Black Hawks fighting the Creek Fire and SQF Complex Fire Defense Flash News FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES 09.30.2020 Video footage of an element of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion (Assault), 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop...
Epic Scale of California Wildfires Continues to Grow
August Complex fire has covered nearly 1,566 square miles SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The staggering scale of California's wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres. The new mark for the August Complex in the Coast...
California Wildfires Surpass 4 Million Acres
More than 8,200 California wildfires have killed 31 people By JOCELYN GECKER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new...
Watch: America’s Tribute to Fallen Firefighters
Join us on October 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EDT National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Our volunteers, staff and Board of Directors evaluated many options to continue the tradition of gathering in front of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial this...
Baby Yoda Boosts Spirits on Western Wildfire Lines
Kind donation from a five-year-old has an online following By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda. A 5-year-old Oregon boy and his...
Mullen Fire Destroys 29 Homes in Wyoming
31 other structures burned By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures in a southeastern Wyoming forest and threatened to remain active for weeks to come, officials said. The fire in...