Mullen Fire conditions expected to be worse on Friday CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in southeastern Wyoming is expected to continue growing in strong winds through the weekend, fire officials said Thursday. The fire in the Medicine Bow...
Wildfires Taint West Coast Vineyards with Taste of Smoke
Some wineries are not accepting grapes unless they have been tested for smoke taint By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press TURNER, Ore. (AP) — Smoke from the West Coast wildfires has tainted grapes in some of the nation's most celebrated wine regions with an...
Oregon Misstated Evacuation Figures in Chaos of Wildfires
500,000 down to 40,000 SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As wildfires raged across Oregon, state officials sent out a statement saying 500,000 people had been evacuated to escape encroaching flames. The figure referenced in the Sept. 10 news release from the Oregon...
Few Resources, Old-Growth Forest Allowed for California Fire’s Growth
Only about 100 firefighters were initially dispatched when the Bobcat Fire began By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an...
Heavy Equipment Operator Found Dead at Oregon’s Archie Creek Fire
Elsbury Jr. had been running a skidder to help protect structures Wildland Firefighter GLIDE, Oregon – KPIC reports that a heavy equipment operator helping fight the Archie Creek Fire was found dead Friday morning in his vehicle, according to fire...
California Firefighters Return to Burned Station
Bear Fire destroyed everything AFP News Agency Two Californian volunteer firefighters walk around what used to be their fire station, in the heart of Butte County forest. Everything has been burnt to the ground after the Bear Fire destroyed the town of...
Tanker Pilot Dies in Crash While Fighting Idaho Wildfire
Schill Fire burning near Emmett, Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a firefighter died after his single-engine air tanker crashed while he was fighting a small fire in southwestern Idaho Tuesday evening. The Bureau of Land Management identified...
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Wyoming’s Mullen Fire Growth Slows
Wind gusts predicted CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire that roared across a Wyoming wilderness area toward cabins and a water supply reservoir for Cheyenne calmed down Tuesday but predictions for more gusty winds were cause for concern. Cooler weather and...
Procession Honors Hotshot Killed in California Wildfire
Morton died while fighting the El Dorado Fire By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California firefighter killed while battling a blaze in the mountains east of Los Angeles was identified Tuesday as a member of an elite Hotshot crew dedicated to fighting...
Wildfires Wipe Out Natural Places in Oregon
Grief over environmental loss By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press DETROIT LAKE, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians are grieving the loss of some of their most treasured natural places after wildfires wiped out campgrounds, hot springs and wooded retreats that have...
Bobcat Fire Threatens Homes Near Los Angeles
Wildfire is one of the largest ever in Los Angeles County By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An enormous wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert was still threatening homes on...