By ADRIAN HEDDEN Carlsbad Current-Argus CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of acres burned in New Mexico last spring as its two biggest wildfires ever were allegedly lit purposefully, but got out of control. This year, New Mexico Sen. Ron Griggs of Alamogordo...
Take a Tour of the Missoula (MT) Fire Lab – Where Scientists Study How Wildland Fires Work
Scientists at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory research the wind, soil, and fuel conditions that come together to create a wildland fire. The lab opened in 1960, and it's currently trying to develop data that can inform a better forest management policy as...
Boulder County (CO) Works to Consolidate Evacuation Maps on One Site Following Sunshine Wildland Fire Confusion
Mitchell Byars - Colorado Hometown Weekly Jan. 7—Boulder County agencies are working on making sure all evacuation maps for natural disasters are on one site after confusion during the county's most recent wildfire. The Sunshine Wildland Fire started on Dec. 19 as a...
CA Snowpack Off to Great Start Amid Severe Drought
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The snowpack covering California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years, officials announced Tuesday, raising hopes that the drought-stricken state could soon see relief in the spring when the...
Boulder County (CO) Foothills Fire Forces Hundreds to Flee; Containment at 25%
Amber Carlson Colorado Hometown Weekly (TNS) Dec. 19—A wildfire that started as a structure fire in Sunshine Canyon before being spread by strong winds forced evacuations in the Boulder County foothills overnight. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office posted on Twitter...
Lumber Mill Linked to Deadly Weed Mill Fire Settles with Victims
WEED, Calif. (AP) — A lumber company that owns a Northern California wood veneers manufacturing plant linked to a deadly fast-spreading blaze that killed two people and sent thousands fleeing for their lives has reached a settlement agreement with more than 700 people...
Cause of Marshall Fire Still Undetermined — Nearly One Year Later
Carol Mckinley - The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Dec. 15—The cause of Colorado's most destructive wildfire won't be known until early next year, the Boulder County Sheriff announced in a news release Thursday. The Marshall fire tore through...
CA Evaluates Canadian ‘Water Cannon’ Technology to Protect Towns from Wildland Fires
Fire & Flood Emergency Services, a Canadian firm, recently deployed its Water Cannon technology at a California winery to show how it can protect towns from approaching wildland fires. The system creates a wall of water to stop advancing flames, and provides...
Pinelands to Lose 2.4M Trees in ‘Smart’ Fire Prevention Plan but NJ Activists Don’t Buy It
Steven Rodas - nj.com A new plan to cut as many as 2.4 million small trees from a dense section of the New Jersey Pinelands as part of wildfire mitigation efforts by the state has drawn criticism from some officials and environmental advocates. The...
Satellites Detect No Real Climate Benefit from 10 years of Forest Carbon Offsets in CA
Many of the companies promising “net-zero” emissions to protect the climate are relying on vast swaths of forests and what are known as carbon offsets to meet that goal. On paper, carbon offsets appear to balance out a company’s carbon emissions: The company pays to...
WA Division of Natural Resources Buys Former Cowlitz 2 Station to Fight Wildfires
Brennen Kauffman - The Daily News, Longview, Wash. Dec. 6—A former Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue fire station has been sold to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to help the state fight wildland fires. The Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday...
‘We got really lucky’: Why CA Escaped Another Destructive Fire Season in 2022
Hayley Smith - Los Angeles Times Despite months of warnings fueled by extreme heat and drought-desiccated conditions, California's deadly fire season ended with remarkably little area burned, with just 362,403 acres scorched in 2022, compared with more than 2.5...