17 major fire complexes are burning By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California fire officials are cautiously optimistic after dodging a major lightning storm, but they are pleading with residents to stay out of evacuation zones and...
Redwoods Survive Wildfire at California’s Oldest State Park
"The forest is not gone," By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years...
Looters Target California Wildfire Evacuees
Several arrests made in one county By MARTHA MENDOZA and CHRISTOPHER WEBER SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Thousands have been driven from their homes by the wildfire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco and authorities say criminals are...
Connecticut Red Cross Workers Deploy to Texas, California
Assistance during fires and storms FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — American Red Cross volunteers from Connecticut will be deploying to Texas in advance of two strong storms and to California to help people affected by wildfires. The state chapter of the Red...
Small Fire Burns South of Old Faithful
Grand Loop Road closed WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A lightning-caused fire is burning just south of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, park officials said Sunday. The fire started at about 5:15 p.m. Saturday and had burned about a...
Inside the Global 747 SuperTanker
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Pilot Killed in Helicopter Crash at Oregon’s White River Fire
Pilot was doing water drops on wildfire Wildland Firefighter SANDY, Oregon - A pilot died on Monday in a helicopter crash while fighting a 1,100-acre wildfire on the Mt. Hood National Forest, according to KTVZ. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Rachel...
In One Week, California Wildfires Burn 1 Million Acres
"The worst is not behind us." By DAISY NGUYEN and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Weary firefighters in California raced Saturday to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres statewide in a week and destroyed...
CAL FIRE Aircraft Update
What’s above the wildfires? CAL FIRE TV CAL FIRE provides a video report about the various aircraft being used to fight the California wildfires. https://youtu.be/3Jjw1M0u3D4
Pandemic Adds Risk to Dangerous Job of Firefighting
Any outbreak that ripples through a camp could easily sideline crews By MATT VOLZ Kaiser Health News HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching...
Anheuser-Busch Donating 1.5 Million Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Volunteer Fire Departments Facing Unprecedented Challenges
Supporting volunteer fire departments In their second year of partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), Anheuser-Busch has committed to donating more than 1.5 million cans of emergency drinking water in 2020 to volunteer fire...
California Wildfires Some of Largest in State History
Thousands under evacuation orders By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California exploded in size Friday to become some of the largest in state history, forcing thousands to...