Summer Lin and Terry Castleman Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — As California struggles to defend itself against increasingly destructive urban wildfires, recent fire deaths in Altadena highlight what researchers say is a growing trend in victim demographics. Up...
Evacuations Failed and 85 People Died During CA’s Deadliest Wildfire. What Are Lessons for L.A.?
Jenny Jarvie - Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — A spark from a malfunctioning transmission line ignited a fire. Before long, gale-force winds whipped the flames into a mighty firestorm that tore through the Sierra Nevada foothills at the rate of one football...
Trump’s Cuts to Federal Wildfire Crews Could Have ‘Scary’ Consequences
Alex Brown Stateline.org (TNS) Feb. 18—ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump's moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when...
CO Hunting Outfitter Pays $500,000 to Settle Wildfire Ignition Allegations
Lauren Penington The Denver Post (TNS) A hunting company based in southwestern Colorado has paid $500,000 to settle allegations that it sparked a national forest wildfire in 2019, federal officials said. Federal investigators allege Jackson Outfitters is liable for...
LA County Fire Chief: Super Scoopers, Choppers Work – But Were Grounded During Fierce Wildfire Winds
Steve Scauzillo - Los Angeles Daily News (TNS) During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on Wednesday defended the department’s aerial firefighting capabilities during the...
‘Built to Burn.’ Los Angeles Let Hillside Homes Multiply Without Learning From Past Mistakes
Jenny Jarvie - Los Angeles Times On a hot, dry November morning in 1961, flames from a trash pile on brushland north of Mulholland Drive were picked up by Santa Ana winds and swept across the canyons of one of Los Angeles' wealthiest enclaves. The apocalyptic scenes...
Southern California Edison Equipment May Have Caused Hurst Fire in Sylmar, Report Says
Nathan Solis - Los Angeles Times Southern California Edison reported to state regulators Thursday that its equipment likely sparked the Hurst fire that burned nearly 800 acres in Sylmar last month, but the utility has yet to determine where the much more destructive...
While Experts Warn of the Risk of Wildfires, NC Forest Service Struggles With 100+ Vacancies
CHAEWON CHUNG - News & Record, Greensboro, N.C. On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline. After hours of firefighting efforts from Wednesday through Thursday morning, the fire, which had...
San Diego (CA) Tries a Different Approach to Fire Prevention: A New Spray on Dry Brush
Blake Nelson - The San Diego Union-Tribune The firefighter pulled the black hose down a hill. “Good?” she called out. “All the way down,” a voice responded. Brea Kirklen kept walking. Below her were the remnants of a homeless encampment in a small canyon by San...
Innovations in Wildfire Management
Host Eddie Buchanan talks with Anthony Schultz of ESRI and Braniff Davis of the Austin (TX) Fire Department to explore cutting-edge strategies for wildfire mitigation.
How Satellites and AI Help Fight Wildfires Today
John W. Daily University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they were...
HI Wildfire Victims Spared From Testifying After Last-Minute Deal Over $4B Settlement
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire reached a last-minute deal averting a trial that was scheduled to begin Wednesday over how to split a $4 billion settlement. The agreement means...