Containment of Nevada wildfire increases By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities lifted evacuation orders Wednesday and reopened a U.S. highway along the Sierra's eastern front as firefighters continued to slow the progress of a...
Hundreds of homes threatened By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada wildfire burning out of control near the California line more than tripled in size on Tuesday, closing a U.S. highway, forcing evacuations and threatening...
Helicopter down near the Polles Fire Wildland Firefighter Update: The pilot killed in a helicopter crash at Arizona’s Polles Fire on Tuesday has been identified. Brian Boatman, 73, was conducting firefighting operations for the Polles Fire near Payson when...
Structures destroyed in Douglas County GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A northern Nevada highway remained closed Tuesday in both directions south of Gardnerville in Douglas County because of a wildfire that has burned a reported eight square miles (20 square...
14 firefighters killed 26 years ago GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Twenty-six years ago, 14 firefighters were killed on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs. To honor the memory, about a dozen members of the Craig hotshots crew hiked up the Storm...
Lessons learned from South Metro Fire Rescue South Metro Fire Rescue PIO - In this video Public Information Officer Eric Hurst provides an overview of incident operations during the Chatridge 2 Fire that occurred on June 29, 2020 in Douglas County,...
At least 100 fires in San Francisco over eight and a half hours SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters scrambled to douse grass and structure fires sparked by illegal Fourth of July fireworks across California. The city of San Francisco saw at least 100 fires...
Blazes north and south GILROY, Calif. (AP) — California firefighters battled large wildfires in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on Monday. A fire that has burned more than 2.3 square miles (5.1 square kilometers) north of Gilroy was 15% contained,...
Lightning started wildfire in Apache Kid Wilderness MAGDELENA, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire in southern New Mexico continues to grow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday the blaze in the Apache Kid Wilderness has grown to 18 square miles (46.62...
Nation’s largest utility pays into trust for wildfire victims SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has emerged from a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after its long-neglected electrical grid ignited wildfires in California that killed...
Structures destroyed in each wildfire RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fire officials reported progress Wednesday fighting separate wildfires in the mountains near Las Vegas and on the edge of Reno, where a home was destroyed and hundreds of evacuations were ordered...
Wildfire has burned at least 180 square miles TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains of southern Arizona is prompting more evacuations. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said an area northeast of Tucson was being...
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