Fire has increased to 200 acres MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started between Hood River and The Dalles in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge grew quickly Wednesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations. The Oregon Department of Forestry tweeted...
Colorado Brush Fire Injures Three Firefighters, Damages Two Fire Engines
10 acres burned in Boulder County Carrie Haverfield, Public Information Specialist Boulder County, Colo. - On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at approximately 3:15 p.m. the Boulder County Communications Center received a report of a grass fire on the...
USFA: California On-Duty Death
Fire Engineer suffered a heart attack during the Stagecoach Fire United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Fire Engineer Peter Hein, 61, of the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department on August...
Wildland Firefighter in Idaho Test Positive for Coronavirus
Firefighter and others isolated and returned home BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildland firefighter who was working with about 270 other people on a small fire in Idaho has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday. The Idaho Department of Lands...
Idaho Forest Project Put on Hold Again
Another halt for the Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Landscape Restoration Project By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A giant Idaho forest project favored by some environmental groups but decried by others is on hold again following a federal...
Videos: California Lake Fire
Wildfire has burned at least 10,000 acres InciWeb The Lake Fire is currently 10,000 acres at 0% containment, with a very rapid rate of speed. The fire was first reported on August 12th at 3:40 P.M. and is located near Lake Hughes Road just north of Warm...
Wind Pushes Colorado’s Grizzly Creek Fire in Multiple Directions
Wildfire has burned 3,702 acres GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A portion of Interstate 70 remained closed in western Colorado on Wednesday because of a wildfire that has grown to 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) in hot, dry and windy conditions. The...
Firefighter Dies Doing Support Work on California’s Stagecoach Fire
Medical emergency at the Incident Command Post Wildland Firefighter KERN COUNTY, California -A firefighter has died while he was assigned to the Stagecoach Fire, reported by the United States Department of Agriculture. The firefighter was said to have...
Using After-Action Reviews on Wildland/WUI Fire Incidents
What was the plan? What actually happened? By Heath Cota and Matt Ginder | FireRescue Magazine, Volume 9 Issue 4 We had just returned from a marathon assignment chasing fires across Southern California. The crew was wrapping up, washing the...
Colorado’s Grizzly Creek Fire Closes I-70
Wildfire east of Glenwood Springs GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A portion of Interstate 70 remained closed in western Colorado on Tuesday because of a wildfire that broke out along the highway the day before, forcing drivers headed across the state to...
More National Forests in Arizona Plan Fire Restrictions
Coconino and Kaibab forests announce restrictions FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two more national forests in Arizona plan to re-implement fire restrictions due to a lack of rain during the current monsoon. Coconino and Kaibab national forests announced Monday...
Pine Gulch Fire Causes Evacuations in Colorado
Fire in 18 miles north of Grand Junction GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Some residents living near a western Colorado wildfire have been ordered to evacuate as the blaze continues to expand. The Pine Gulch fire, burning in remote, rough terrain north of...