Nov. 20—TACOMA — Washingtonians will be able to show their appreciation for forests — and the people who protect them — if a new custom license plate is approved, according to an announcement from state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. The plate, depicting...
‘It Was Just Raining Fire’: The Day the Gray (WA) Fire Changed a Town Forever
Emma Epperly The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. (TNS) Nov. 18—Five years ago, a prophetic email landed in Cody Rohrbach's inbox. "Spokane is a real concern to me — think back to 1991. So much attention is on the greater Wenatchee area, and rightly so, BUT, I think a...
US Fire Official Warns of Risks for HI, Strain on Firefighters
Kevin Knodell - The Honolulu Star-Advertiser LAHAINA—A top federal fire official warned that Hawaii's firefighters are under considerable strain and that Hawaii residents need to be aware of the risks and begin making fire survival plans for themselves and their...
Australian Firefighter Killed by Falling Tree
A New South Wales firefighter died after a tree fell on him while he was working the Hudson wildland fire near Walgett. Fellow Rural Fire Service members rendered first aid until ambulance crews arrived - the patient was then transported to a Lighting Ridge medical...
Deadly CA Fairview Fire Triggered by Sagging Edison Electrical Line
Brian Rokos - The Orange County Register A Cal Fire investigatory report released this week confirmed that a sagging Southern California Edison electrical line came in contact with a communications cable, creating an arc that ignited the deadly Fairview fire near...
Dollywood Temporarily Suspends Park Entry Due to Nearby Wildfire
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton's Dollywood temporarily suspended entry Thursday into the Tennessee amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames. Park officials say they paused entry to allow fire crews enough room to assess the growing...
Firefighters Extinguish Small Maui Wildfire That Broke Out During Wind Warning
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Firefighters fully contained and extinguished a small wildfire on Maui that broke out Tuesday during a warning that gusty winds and low humidity posed a risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western...
‘Fire Is Living’: How This Woodland Nature Preserve Uses Cultural Burning for Regrowth
Sabrina Bodon - The Sacramento Bee Diana Almendariz often uses tule for basket weaving, but on this day she uses the dried bulrush wrapped around a cattail to carry fire across a narrow trail to a small field. She sets the tufted bundle down with intention to start...
There’s Another Wildfire Burning in HI. This One Is Destroying Irreplaceable Rainforest on Oahu
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at...
Flooding the New Orleans East Swamp Fire Is Helping but May Be Boosting Smoke
Tristan Baurick The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate (TNS) Nov. 8—Efforts this week to pump more water into the burning swamp on the east edge of New Orleans are cooling the heat but may be producing more smoke, potentially contributing to the "super fog"...
VA Governor Declares a State of Emergency As Firefighters Battle Wildfires
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Tuesday as firefighters responded to two wildfires that amid dry conditions and high winds. The declaration allows Virginia to mobilize additional resources, staff and equipment to help with the response, the...
NC Declares State of Emergency As Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Acres
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials have declared a state of emergency in a western North Carolina community where a wildfire has burned hundreds of acres, some structures and now is threatening dozens of homes. Crews are fighting several separate blazes in forested...