Help Wanted International Association of Fire Chiefs The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has been awarded funding to manage the America Burning WUI project through the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and cooperators. Over the...
Squad Boss dies fighting El Dorado Fire United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Charles Morton, 39, of the San Bernardino National Forest, Big Bear Hotshots, on September 17,...
Wildfire has doubled in size By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) Sunday, burning structures,...
Morton was killed in a fire caused by a gender reveal device U.S. Forest Service SAN BERNARDINO, California – It is with deep sadness that USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest announce the death of Charles Morton, a Big...
Approximately $36M to date By Ben Winslow KSTU-Fox13 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s wildfire season has broken records for the number of human-caused fires and the costs to taxpayers. During a presentation of the Utah State Legislature’s powerful Executive...
Fire that started Sept. 6 had already doubled in size over the last week By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds stoked a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los...
Wildfire explodes in size By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles onto the desert floor and spread it...
Many trying to protect where they live By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. They lose track of time when the sun is blotted...
Death occurred during the El Dorado Fire SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby's gender. Earlier: Crews Search for Missing Firefighter in...
Rain may come with lightning and strong winds By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters have made “significant progress” in containing the wildfires in Oregon, but officials warned Thursday the next 24 hours of...
About 450,000 fish perished at two hatcheries By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As wildfires raged through Oregon, staff at fish hatcheries around the state raced to try to save – or prematurely release – millions of chinook...
At least 34 dead in three states By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling in the skies over Northern and Central California, touching down in grasslands and...
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