Record-breaking heat wave in Nevada By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A blanket of hazy smoke from California wildfires prompted the closure of schools Thursday in Reno-Sparks for the second time this week due to the unhealthy air as...
HydraSpear: Announcing the Release of New Wildland Firefighting Tools to the U.S. Fire Service for 2020!
Improve efficiency on the fire line The new SaberSpear™ Wildland Firefighting Tool line-up improves fireground operational efficiency in stubborn wildland fire areas! By using the extendable, sub-surface injection action combined with topside...
HydraSpear SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit
Wildland Firefighting Tool Kits for 2020! Our Jets Make Your Tools Dig Deeper and Faster! ™ 1.SaberSpear™ 48” Tool Kit P/N 54502: A single fixed 48” lightweight steel manifold for ease of storage and mobility in the field. Specifically designed for use...
The Brew That Makes California Burn
A flammable ecosystem By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer If you want to build a fire, you need three things: Ignition, fuel and oxygen. But wildfire in California is a much more complex people-stoked witch’s brew. The state burns regularly because of...
Northern California Wildfires Threatening Thousands of Homes
Hundreds of fires have begun since the start of the week By HAVEN DALEY and JANIE HAR Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires raged through Northern California on Wednesday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San...
Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash Near California Wildfire
Contract pilot was fighting the Hills Fire Wildland Firefighter COALINGA, California – A pilot was killed after a helicopter involved in firefighting operations crashed near Coalinga, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and reported by...
Video: Firefighters Save Flag in California Wildfire
Flag saved from Lake Fire WKRG Firefighters save American flag in California. https://youtu.be/md8DhCMnKL4
Crews Battle Over 300 Wildfires Across California
Evacuation orders in the San Francisco Bay Area By HAVEN DALEY and JANIE HAR Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds...
Brush Fire Closes Parts of Arizona Highway
Video shows palm tree fire after lightning strike GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) — Partial closures of two state highways were in effect Wednesday in east-central Arizona because of a lightning-caused brush fire. The partial closures of State Routes 188 and 288 in...
Washington Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfires
Firefighting resources spread thin OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide emergency proclamation on Wednesday because of multiple wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, as well as the Olympic Peninsula. “Wildfires are threatening...
Pine Gulch Fire Becomes Second-Largest in Colorado History
Fire has burned 125,100 acres DENVER (AP) — A wildfire burning in remote terrain in western Colorado is now the second largest in the state's history, fire officials said Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, the so-called “Pine Gulch” fire spread across...
Colorado Bans Opens Fires as State Battles Wildfires
Four fires have burned across 208 square miles By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis issued a 30-day ban on open fires such as campfires, fireworks and other open sources of ignition on Tuesday as the state...