The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Wildfire concerns are mounting in North Dakota again, with breezy conditions and little rain in the forecast this week. Meanwhile, the 2024 growing season has officially come to an end in the region. Wind gusts in the western and central...
Ahead of Winds, PG&E Adjusts Plans for Possible CA Power Shutoffs
Daniel Hunt - The Sacramento Bee As California braced for critical fire conditions starting Thursday afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials said a quick-moving storm that produced rain in some locations helped planners reduce the number of counties and...
Colorado Springs (CO) Fire Department Teams Up With Students to Increase Fire Safety Awareness
Eric Young The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS) As Colorado Springs's population and construction needs continue to grow, so does the risk of wildfires throughout the city and region. With this threat in mind, the Colorado Springs Fire Department has partnered...
Brazil’s Indigenous Firefighters Battling the Ever-More Rapid Flames
Philipp Znidar Rio de Janeiro — The air shimmers with heat as the flames consume the dry grass. The sky over the endless expanse of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, is shrouded in dense clouds of smoke. "I think of the many animals suffering...
‘It Is Bad for Women’: Workers Condemn Culture at Oregon Forestry Department
Noelle Crombie - oregonlive.com The state has received about a dozen complaints against Oregon Department of Forestry leaders this year, with some employees alleging a hostile culture toward women, a lack of diversity and a fear of retaliation. The complaints include...
Riley County (KS) Fire Department Working To Protect Against Wildfires
Emma Loura - The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. Oct. 10—Local officials are seeking a grant that provides resources to help communities protect against wildfires. Together with the Kansas Forest Service, the Riley County Emergency Management and Fire Department applied for a...
Deadly Maui (HI) Fire Erupted From Earlier Fire Believed To Have Been Extinguished, Investigation Finds
By REBECCA BOONE, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by downed power lines, that firefighters believed they had...
At Least 15 Dead Since July and Thousands of Acres Scorched as Wildfires Sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and natural areas scorched, authorities said Monday. Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén told reporters that the fires were started by...
Wildfires in Portugal Kill Four Firefighters
By HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Five thousand firefighters struggled Tuesday to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths including four firefighters and...
Man Charged With Starting CO Wildfire Also Suspected of Posing as a Firefighter and Police Officer
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man was charged with arson after an investigation into a wildfire this summer that destroyed 29 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage, authorities said Wednesday. Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was arrested Tuesday,...
34-Year-Old Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Line Fire in San Bernardino County (CA)
Ashley Ahn - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the Line fire, which has burned tens of thousands of acres in San Bernardino County. Authorities on Tuesday arrested Justin Wayne Halstenberg, a...
Brazil Steps Up Fire Prevention Efforts Amid Increasing Wildfires
Brazil is intensifying efforts to improve its wildfire management system, focusing on the prevention of wildland fires. The total area affected by fires and the number of incidents have significantly increased in recent years. A recent order from Brazil's Ministry of...