Fire was burning through trees and grassland in the Meinweg National Park THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A village of 4,000 people in the southern Netherlands was evacuated Wednesday as smoke from a wildfire in a nearby national park drifted over homes,...
PG&E Bankruptcy Plan Moves Towards Approval
PG&E still needs the approval of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are being advised to approve Pacific Gas & Electric's plan to emerge from bankruptcy with...
Wisconsin Wildfires Prompt Emergency Order from Governor
Over 150 wildfires this year so far MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents grappling with the coronavirus have something else to worry about now: wildfires. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday declared statewide state of emergency in response to elevated...
Structural Triage in the WUI Incident
Categorizing our “patients,” or structures By Rich Cowger, FireRescue Magazine Volume 7, Issue 6 In a recent article, I reviewed the concept of pre-incident structural triage in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) and the tasks you should complete during your...
Crews Contain Central Wisconsin Wildfire
Debris burning caused the fire JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) — Fire crews have contained a wildfire that burned more than 200 acres in central Wisconsin. The fire broke out in Juneau County on the Necedah Wildlife Refuge. Crews from the Wisconsin Department of...
Smoke from Wildfires Near Chernobyl Engulf Ukraine Capital
The fires are in the 1,000-square-mile Chernobyl Exclusion Zone KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in the contaminated evacuation zone around the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant has engulfed Kyiv, placing the Ukrainian capital near the top...
PG&E: Wildfire Victims Backing Bankruptcy Plan So Far
Committee representing victims has been raising red flags about the settlement By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A Pacific Gas & Electric lawyer told a federal judge that the beleaguered company's plan for getting out of...
New Wildfires Around Ukraine’s Chernobyl Plant
New fires around nuclear plant MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Three new wildfires have started in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around Ukraine's wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident 34 years ago,...
Kansas Ranchers Burn Land Despite Plea from Health Officials
Smoke from Kansas reaching as far north as South Dakota By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas ranchers eager to prepare their land for cattle grazing have mostly brushed off the plea from state health officials to...
NFFF: Fire Hero Family Events Through End of Summer Cancelled
We are looking for alternate ways to bring you together National Fallen Firefighters Foundation During this unsettling time, for all of our safety, especially those working on the front lines, we have made the difficult decision to cancel in-person Fire...
National Forests in New Mexico Impose Campfire Restrictions
Fines and possible jail time ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — National forests around New Mexico are imposing campfire restrictions to protect the health and safety of employees and communities during the coronavirus outbreak. Forest officials from Taos to...
Wildfire Smoke Worsens COVID-19 Risk, Putting Firefighters in Extra Danger
They’re already familiar with “camp crud” Luke Montrose Boise State University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) As summer approaches, two forces of nature...