The latest fire began on Saturday near Phoenix By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — More than 2,000 firefighters on Saturday battled three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills in national forests across Arizona....
Scientists Believe Invasive Grass Poses a Threat in Wildfires
Bufflegrass seen as adding to a wildfire's spread By TONY DAVIS Arizona Daily Star TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Early on June 10, scientist Ben Wilder watched dozens of saguaros near Pima Canyon explode into flames as he stood in the Catalina Foothills. He had...
Water Refill During Arizona’s Bighorn Fire
Bighorn Fire has burned over 50,000 acres kk44 - Bighorn Fire 2020, Ventura Canyon Firefighting helicopter picking up water from the Ventura Canyon Mountain golf course lake. InciWeb: Bighorn Fire https://youtu.be/JZ0-jO9Gkls
Judge to Approve $58B Plan to End PG&E Bankruptcy after Wildfires
Dozens of lawsuits were settled during the ordeal By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday said he was approving a $58 billion plan by the nation’s largest utility to end a contentious bankruptcy saga...
Top-Tier Management Team Sent to Arizona’s Bush Fire
Wildfire has burned over 230 square miles PHOENIX (AP) — A top-tier management team on Friday assumed command of firefighters battling Arizona's largest current wildfire, which continued to grow in east-central Arizona as crews worked to protect...
Second Lawsuit Filed Over Oregon Watson Creek Fire
Feds sue J-Spear Ranch SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A second lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon ranch accused of causing millions of dollars in damages by negligently igniting a 2018 wildfire. The federal government filed a complaint claiming that J-Spear...
Tennessee Firefighters Head West
Incident commanders and firefighters off to New Mexico NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters from Tennessee have been deployed to the western U.S. to help battle wildfires, officials said. Tennessee's Division of Forestry said in a news release Thursday...
More Wildfire Evacuations Around Arizona’s Mount Lemmon
Bighorn Fire continues to grow PHOENIX (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies went door to door evacuating more residents Thursday from the Santa Catalina Mountains overlooking Tucson as a wildfire, one of several in Arizona, continued to grow. The Bighorn Fire’s...
PG&E Fined $4M for Deaths of 84 People in 2018 Wildfire
Harshest punishment came in the form of a public shaming By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Pacific Gas & Electric on Thursday was fined $4 million for the deaths of 84 people killed in a nightmarish Northern California wildfire ignited by the its...
Arizona Wildfire Crews Contend with High Winds
Several fires across the state By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Wildfires in Arizona are typical this time of year, but high winds have been a key factor in driving the size of the blazes that are threatening rural communities,...
Families of California Wildfire Victims Slam PG&E
PG&E pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer The families of some of the 85 people killed by a horrific Northern California wildfire ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric's long-neglected...
Nelson Fire in California Destroys Home
Nelson Fire is about 50% contained OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Some residents of a Northern California county devastated by wildfire in 2018 are under evacuation orders because of a grass fire that has so far destroyed four homes. The California Department...