Even more money could be diverted from the fire victims' fund By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY Calif. (AP) — The Northern California victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric's decaying electrical grid will have...
The Basics of Firefighter Safety in the Wildland Urban Interface
Review these mission basics By Bill Troup, FireRescue Magazine Volume 8, Issue 3 Fighting fires in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) presents many unique challenges. Every year there are regular accounts of entrapments and other close calls, and WUI...
What if California Faces a Disaster During the Pandemic?
Social distancing and sheltering By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has evacuation plans for earthquakes, floods, mudslides and, of course, wildfires, but what if one of those disasters occurs as the state is dealing...
Wildfires Rage Near Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
“The situation is critical,” KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Forest fires raged Tuesday in the contaminated area near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but officials insisted there is no radiation threat. Hundreds of firefighters backed by aircraft have been...
Arizona Expects Higher Wildfire Activity in Areas with Grass Growth
Conditions very similar to those of 2019 when 1,827 wildland fires burned nearly 625 square miles By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Officials say conditions in Arizona this year point toward a potential for high wildfire activity in the...
Wildfire Consumes Hundreds of Acres in Southern New Jersey
Fire will likely consume more than 1,500 acres overall DOWNE, N.J. (AP) — A forest fire that has consumed more than 1,000 acres in southern New Jersey continued to burn Friday afternoon, but firefighters expect the blaze will be under control by day's...
Alaska Suspends Burn Permits During Virus
Alaskans must do everything possible to prevent wildland fires JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Division of Forestry plans to suspend all burn permits in anticipation of the effects of the coronavirus on firefighting personnel and responses. The agency...
Tour: Riverside, CA Brush 7
A look at the second section on Engine 7 RFD Training Division - Engineer John Sierra of the Riverside City Fire Department gives a tour and overview of brush truck operations in Riverside City. https://youtu.be/uUBaqJpGW34
Virus Forces New Approach to Fighting Wildfires
Camps have always had a reputation for spreading illness By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — They are two disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remain...
Wildland Fire Research FASMEE
Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiments U.S. Forest Service - Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment, FASMEE, is an event for researchers to learn from a large scale wild fire and help add data to fire models....
Wildfire Plan Eyes 1,000 Miles of New Fuel Breaks
400-foot wide breaks connected in three states By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet (120 meters) wide along 987 miles (1,600 kilometers) of roads in...
Judges Refuses to Approve Fire Victims Letter Attacking PG&E
Tuesday's courtroom wrangling focused on the real value of the $13.5 billion deal By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to put his stamp of approval on a letter to Northern California wildfire victims...